instauration

[ in-staw-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. renewal; restoration; renovation; repair.
2. Obsolete. an act of instituting something; establishment.

instauration

/ ˌɪnstɔːˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. rare.
   restoration or renewal

Derived Forms

• ˈinstauˌrator, noun

Other Words From

• in·stau·ra·tor [in, -staw-rey-ter], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of instauration¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin instaurātiōn- (stem of instaurātiō ) “a renewing, repeating”; in- ², store, -ation

Word History and Origins

Origin of instauration¹

C17: from Latin instaurātiō, from instaurāre to renew

Example Sentences

There, while he despairs of finishing what was intended for the sixth part of his Instauration, how nobly he despairs!

From Project Gutenberg

He had finally (about 1607) settled the plan of the Great Instauration, and began to call it by that name.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• reconstruction
• recovery
• refurbishment
• rehabilitation
• reinstatement
• renewal
• renovation
• repatriation
• revival