institutes
/ (ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːts) /
a digest or summary, esp of laws
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British Dictionary definitions for Institutes (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːts) /
an introduction to legal study in ancient Rome, compiled by order of Justinian and divided into four books forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis
short for Institutes of the Christian Religion, the book by Calvin, completed in 1536 and constituting the basic statement of the Reformed faith, that repudiates papal authority and postulates the doctrines of justification by faith alone and predestination
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How to use institutes in a sentence
A top National institutes of Health official called the quarantines “draconian.”
Major financial institutes, including JP Morgan, ceased doing business with the IOR in 2012 because of a lack of transparency.
The Money-Laundering Vatican Bank Comes Clean | Barbie Latza Nadeau | May 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe National institutes of Health distributes $24 billion annually in federal research grants.
The Republican Street Fight Over Transparency in Government | Lawrence Lessig | March 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe spent the rest of his life there, founding art institutes and centers, charitable organizations, and even a baseball team.
According to Wold, the National institutes of Health has spent less than $2 million on studying cluster headaches in 25 years.
Longtime Sufferers of Cluster Headaches Find Relief in Psychedelics | Valerie Vande Panne | February 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Carpenter were the leaders, and this is claimed to have been the origin of Mechanics' institutes.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThis variety of manner in the payment of vows, was suited to the circumstances of the Church under the Levitical institutes.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamProfessional institutes and clubs also serve to increase the sum of general learning.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. BoutwellAs a teacher, she had taken advantage of excursion rates to the great National Teachers' institutes.
Girls and Women | Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}When he was completing his "institutes," he passed days without eating and nights without sleeping.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John Lord
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