instrumentality
[in-struh-men-tal-i-tee]
noun, plural in·stru·men·tal·i·ties for 1, 3.
the quality or state of being instrumental.
the fact or function of serving some purpose.
a means or agency.
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Historical Examples of instrumentality
She had received through their instrumentality the best gift of Heaven.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. IIFrancis Augustus Cox
This can be effected only by the instrumentality of pleasure.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
They felt that their supremacy was menaced, and largely by his instrumentality.
The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1John Charles Dent
My dear Page, do you believe in the instrumentality of coincidence?
But we cannot through the instrumentality of any of our faculties perceive God.
Thoughts on a RevelationSamuel John Jerram