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institutionalism
[ in-sti-too-shuh-nl-iz-uhm, -tyoo- ]
noun
- the system of institutions or organized societies devoted to public, charitable, or similar purposes.
- strong attachment to established institutions, as of religion.
- the policy or practice of using public institutions to house and care for people considered incapable of caring for themselves.
- the belief or policy that a church must maintain institutions of education, welfare, etc., for its members.
institutionalism
/ ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- the system of or belief in institutions
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Derived Forms
- ˌinstiˈtutionalist, noun
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Other Words From
- insti·tution·al·ist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of institutionalism1
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Example Sentences
A third question which must be asked is whether institutionalism in practice makes for unity among Christians, or for division.
Lastly, we must ask whether institutionalism is really a spiritual and moral force.
It is not an accident that America, where institutionalism is weakest, is the happy hunting-ground of religious quacks and cranks.
This is partly perhaps the spirit of spontaneous institutionalism in American democracy, breaking out in the wrong place.
We have spoken of the Master's rebukes of any form of institutionalism which stands in the way of human rights.
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