instrumentality

[in-struh-men-tal-i-tee]

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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.

Origin of instrumentality

First recorded in 1645–55; instrumental + -ity

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Related Words for instrumentality

aid, assistance, agency, help, means

Examples from the Web for instrumentality

Historical Examples of instrumentality

She had received through their instrumentality the best gift of Heaven.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II
Francis Augustus Cox
This can be effected only by the instrumentality of pleasure.
Imogen
William Godwin
They felt that their supremacy was menaced, and largely by his instrumentality.
The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1
John Charles Dent
My dear Page, do you believe in the instrumentality of coincidence?
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905
Various
But we cannot through the instrumentality of any of our faculties perceive God.
Thoughts on a Revelation
Samuel John Jerram