institutions

'institutions'

[institution.n.01] as in: an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

'institutions'

[institution.n.02] as in: an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

'institutions'

[institution.n.03] as in: a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society

Examples:
the institution of marriage
the institution of slavery
he had become an institution in the theater

'institutions'

[initiation.n.02] as in: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

Examples:
she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
the foundation of a new scientific society

'institutions'

[mental_hospital.n.01] as in: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

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