Discipline
Word | DISCIPLINE |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | dis ci pline dis ci pline |
Pronunciations | /ˈdɪ.sə.plɪn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Discipline"
What do we mean by discipline?
Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement. noun
Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order. noun
Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control. noun
A state of order based on submission to rules and authority. noun
Punishment intended to correct or train. noun
A set of rules or methods, as those regulating the practice of a church or monastic order. noun
A branch of knowledge or teaching. noun
To train by instruction and practice, as in following rules or developing self-control: synonym: teach. transitive verb
To punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience. synonym: punish. transitive verb
To impose order on. transitive verb
Mental and moral training, either under one's own guidance or under that of another; the cultivation of the mind and formation of the manners; instruction and government, comprehending the communication of knowledge and the regulation of practice; specifically, training to act in accordance with rules; drill: as, military discipline; monastic discipline. noun
A set or system of rules and regulations; a method of regulating practice: as, the discipline prescribed for the church. noun
Specifically, ecclesiastical: The laws which bind the subjects of a church in their conduct, as distinguished from the dogmas or articles of faith which affect their belief. noun
The methods employed by a church for enforcing its laws, and so preserving its purity or its authority by penal measures against offenders. Three kinds of discipline were known to the ancient synagogue, all of which are entitled excommunication. In most modern Protestant churches discipline consists of three penalties: public censure, suspension, and excommunication. noun
Subjection to rule; submissiveness to control; obedience to rules and commands: as, the school was under good discipline. noun
Correction; chastisement; punishment inflicted by way of correction and training; hence, edification or correction by means of misfortune or suffering. noun
That which serves to instruct or train; specifically, a course of study; a science or an art. noun
An instrument of punishment; a scourge, or the like, used for religious penance. See disciplinarium. noun
To train or educate; prepare by instruction; specifically, to teach rules and practice, and accustom to order and subordination; drill: as, to discipline troops.
A controlled behaviour; self-control.
A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
What makes you WIN the life game Urban Dictionary
The administration of training which results in the participant(s) becoming more physically, mentally, and/or spiritually adept. Urban Dictionary
1. In terms of BDSM, any activity in which one person trains another person to act or behave in a specified way, often by enforcing rigid codes of conduct or by inflicting punishment for failure to behave in the prescribed way. 2. Archaic Any instrument used to enforce discipline or to punish physically, such as a whip or crop. Urban Dictionary
Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old French & Latin; Old French, from Latin disciplina teaching, learning, from discipulus pupil 1 : PUNISHMENT 2 obsolete : INSTRUCTION 3 : a field of study 4 : training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character 5 a : control gained by enforcing obedience or order b : orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior c : SELF-CONTROL 6 : a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity - dis·ci·plin·al Urban Dictionary
A word abusive parents use to justify beating their children. What do you call it when an undisciplined person gives disciplinary beatings to others? Hypocrisy. Urban Dictionary
Studying the night BEFORE the test Urban Dictionary
To smack a girl on her forehead with your dick as a punishment Urban Dictionary
Sitting on the floor while getting stoned while all your mates sit on sofa and/or bed. Urban Dictionary
Something a lot of people did not know about until they took a karate class or played a team sport in school, or from classes and not from home. Urban Dictionary
1. The mental ability to not do something that'll make you happy. AKA: Rationally Justified Self-Torture. 2. A short Japanese pornographic anime series, downloadable via bit torrent. The female characters have boobs the size of football fields. 3. A field or area of study or research, usually something that the person hates but can't get out of unless she/he commits suicide. Urban Dictionary
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