institution

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a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
the act of starting something for the first time
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
The act or process of instituting
Instruction
The act or ceremony of investing a clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice, by which the care of souls is committed to his charge
That which instituted or established
Established order, method, or custom
An established or organized society or corporation
Anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits
That which institutes or instructs

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