Definition of discipline

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Discipline (n.) Self-inflicted and voluntary corporal punishment, as penance, or otherwise; specifically, a penitential scourge..

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Puppyhood :: Puppyhood (n.) The time or state of being a puppy; the time of being young and undisciplined.
Culture :: Culture (n.) The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation; physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilization; refinement in manners and taste.
Self-discipline :: Self-discipline (n.) Correction or government of one's self for the sake of improvement.
Discipline :: Discipline (v. t.) To educate; to develop by instruction and exercise; to train.
Discipline :: Discipline (n.) Training to act in accordance with established rules; accustoming to systematic and regular action; drill.
Discipline :: Discipline (v. t.) To improve by corrective and penal methods; to chastise; to correct.
Constitution :: Constitution (n.) An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian..
Disciplinarian :: Disciplinarian (n.) A Puritan or Presbyterian; -- because of rigid adherence to religious or church discipline.
Discipline :: Discipline (n.) A system of essential rules and duties; as, the Romish or Anglican discipline..
Disciplinarian :: Disciplinarian (n.) One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar..
Intractable :: Intractable (a.) Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child..
Pliable :: Pliable (v.) Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth..
Tyranny :: Tyranny (n.) Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster..
Tutor :: Tutor (n.) An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline..
Form :: Form (n.) To give a particular shape to; to shape, mold, or fashion into a certain state or condition; to arrange; to adjust; also, to model by instruction and discipline; to mold by influence, etc.; to train..
Episcopalian :: Episcopalian (n.) One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline; a churchman; specifically, in the United States, a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church..
Trappist :: Trappist (n.) A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rance in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky..
Disciplinary :: Disciplinary (a.) Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline; corrective; belonging to a course of training.
Martinet :: Martinet (n.) In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods..
Schooling :: Schooling (n.) Discipline; reproof; reprimand; as, he gave his son a good schooling..
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