Instrumentality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Instrumentality is a noun meaning (uncountable) The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.
Meaning
(uncountable) The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.
More Meanings
- (countable) Something that is instrumental; an instrument.
- (countable, law) A governmental organ with a specific purpose.
Example Sentences
Delays and failures will only set her to casting about for new instrumentalities.
He spoke of the various instrumentalities which were now employed for the conversion of the world.
God works by instrumentalities, and he has wonderfully thus far interposed in keeping evils that I feared in abeyance.
In a later vision the Saviour revealed to her in detail the 'great design' which he wished to establish through her instrumentality.
Word Forms
- instrumentalities
Synonyms for instrumentality
Depending on context, synonyms include instrumentation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include instrumentation, means, instrument, foundation, body, institution.
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