Found 2 items, similar to Instrumentalities.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: instrumentality
instrumentality
n 1: a subsidiary organ of government created for a special
purpose;
“are the judicial instrumentalities of local
governments adequate?”;
“he studied the French
instrumentalities for law enforcement”
2: the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
3: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in
accomplishing some end [syn:
instrumentation]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Instrumentalities
Instrumentality
\In`stru*men*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl.
Instrumentalities.
The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is
instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency.
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The instrumentality of faith in justification. --Bp.
Burnet.
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The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of
attack and defense in a new instrumentality. --J. H.
Newman.
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