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institutional (iou)



institutional adjective. E17.
[from INSTITUTION + -AL1.]
Of, pertaining to, or originated by institution; organized. E17.
R. C. A. White Necessary institutional and procedural background is given.
b. Of a religion: expressed or organized through institutions. E20.
A. E. J. Rawlinson The Christianity of history is a sacramental and institutional religion.
c. Linguistics. Institutionalized. M20.
Of, pertaining to, or concerned with (a digest of) the elements of a subject, esp. of jurisprudence. M18.
Of or pertaining to a society or organization for the promotion of a purpose, esp. a charitable or social one. Also, supposedly characteristic of such an institution; lacking individuality; routine, uniform. L19.
J. Mortimer The only institutional buildings left unchanged are the church..and the Rectory. G. Swift He pours into pale blue institutional teacups.
b. Of advertising: that lays stress on a firm rather than on its product. E20.
institutionally adverb M19.