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institution 1. Christian Church the appointment or admission of an incumbent to an ecclesiastical office or pastoral charge 2. Christian theol the creation of a sacrament by Christ, esp the Eucharist How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| His name was strange to the scientific and learned societies, and he never was known to take part in the sage deliberations of the Royal Institution or the London Institution, the Artisan's Association, or the Institution of Arts and Sciences. The Book of Army Management says: On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough: hence the institution of gongs and drums. "The Nurse," said the Man who had laughed, "is an inmate of the Institution for the Illiterate-Deaf-and-Dumb. |
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