ALL meanings of institutes
in·sti·tute
I i - noun institutes Plural form of institute. 1
- verb with object institutes to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government. 1
- verb with object institutes to inaugurate; initiate; start: to institute a new course in American literature. 1
- verb with object institutes to set in operation: to institute a lawsuit. 1
- verb with object institutes to bring into use or practice: to institute laws. 1
- verb with object institutes to establish in an office or position. 1
- verb with object institutes Ecclesiastical. to assign to or invest with a spiritual charge, as of a parish. 1
- noun institutes a society or organization for carrying on a particular work, as of a literary, scientific, or educational character. 1
- noun institutes the building occupied by such a society. 1
- noun institutes Education. an institution, generally beyond the secondary school level, devoted to instruction in technical subjects, usually separate but sometimes organized as a part of a university. a unit within a university organized for advanced instruction and research in a relatively narrow field of subject matter. a short instructional program set up for a special group interested in a specialized field or subject. 1
- noun institutes an established principle, law, custom, or organization. 1
- noun institutes institutes. an elementary textbook of law designed for beginners. (initial capital letter). Also called Institutes of Justinian. an elementary treatise on Roman law in four books, forming one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis. 1
- noun institutes something instituted. 1
- noun plural institutes a digest or summary, esp of laws 0
- noun plural institutes 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 0
- noun institutes plural of institute. 0
- noun plural institutes 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 0
- verb institutes third-person singular simple present indicative form of institute. 0