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Instauration English Verb Great Restoration Dec February Noun

Instauration is a noun meaning restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation, or an act of instituting or establishing something. It comes from the Latin verb "instaurare" (to renew or restore) and was used by Francis Bacon.

Instauration es un sustantivo que significa restauración después de la decadencia, el lapso o la dilapidación, o un acto de instituir o establecer algo. Proviene del verbo latino "instaurare" (renovar o restaurar) y fue utilizado por Francis Bacon.

Word instauration
Date February 10, 2018
Type noun
Syllables in-staw-RAY-shun
Etymology Instauration first appeared in English in the early 16th century, a product of the Latin verb instaurare, meaning "to renew or restore." This same source gave us our verb store, by way of Middle English and Anglo-French. After instauration broke into English, the philosopher Francis Bacon began writing his Instauratio Magna, which translates to The Great Instauration. This uncompleted collection of works, which was written in Latin, calls for a restoration to a state of paradise on earth, but one in which humankind is enlightened by knowledge and truth.
Examples "Once, humanity dreamed of the great instauration—a rebirth of ancient wisdom that would compel us into a New Age…." — Knute Berger, Seattle Weekly, 14 Dec. 2005

"Showing that we can set quantifiable and therefore measurable standards for a program's performance does indeed make possible the instauration of market dynamics with respect to outcomes for our students and for society at large." — Carlos J. Alonso, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 Dec. 2010
Definition 1 : restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation
2 : an act of instituting or establishing something

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