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instilment

instilment noun: the act of instilling; instillation.

Noun

instilment (countable and uncountable, plural instilments)

  1. The act of instilling; instillation.
    • Just as God started the conversion of the human race through fear of punishment and proceeded to teach them the love of justice through the grace of Christ, he starts the conversion of the individual with the instilment of fear, […]2019, Bart van Egmond, Augustine's Early Thought on the Redemptive Function of Divine Judgement

Forms of instilment

pluralinstilments

Origin of instilment

From instil + -ment.

Questions about instilment

What does instilment mean?
Instilment means the act of instilling; instillation.
What part of speech is instilment?
Instilment is a noun.
What is the plural of instilment?
The plural of instilment is instilments.

Words near instilment in the dictionary

  1. instilling
  2. instillings
  3. instillment
  4. instillments
  5. instills
  6. instilment
  7. instilments
  8. instils
  9. instimulate
  10. instimulated
  11. instimulates

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