instauration

Noun

Synonyms: initiation founding foundation institution origination creation innovation introduction

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new“she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”“the foundation of a new scientific society”Synonyms: initiation founding foundation institution origination creation innovation introduction

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Instauration \In`stau*ra"tion\, n. [L. instauratio: cf. F. instauration.] Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair; renovation; renaissance. [1913 Webster]

Some great catastrophe or . . . instauration. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster]