Meaning & Definition of Institution in English
English⟶
Institution
/ɪnstɪtuʃən/
noun
1. An organization founded and united for a specific purpose
synonym:
- institution,
- establishment
2. An establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
synonym:
- institution
3. A custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
- "The institution of marriage"
- "The institution of slavery"
- "He had become an institution in the theater"
synonym:
- institution
4. The act of starting something for the first time
- Introducing something new
- "She looked forward to her initiation as an adult"
- "The foundation of a new scientific society"
synonym:
- initiation,
- founding,
- foundation,
- institution,
- origination,
- creation,
- innovation,
- introduction,
- instauration
5. A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
synonym:
- mental hospital,
- psychiatric hospital,
- mental institution,
- institution,
- mental home,
- insane asylum,
- asylum
Examples of using
After experiencing several acute psychotic episodes, Mary was admitted to a mental institution.
Tom was committed to an institution for the insane.