instauration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
    foundation; founding; introduction; origination; creation; initiation; innovation; institution.
    • she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
    • the foundation of a new scientific society

WordNet

In`stau*ra"tion noun
Etymology
L. instauratio: cf. F. instauration.
Definitions
  1. Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair; renovation; renaissance.
    Some great catastrophe or . . . instauration. T. Burnet.

Webster 1913