Definition of dicipline
1. discipline [ v ] train by instruction and practice; esp. to teach self-control
Examples:
"Parents must discipline their children"
"Is this dog trained?"
(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)
She disciplined herself daily to do what must be done .
Synonyms train discipline condition check Related Terms develop mortify prepare trainee2. discipline [ n ] a branch of knowledge
Examples:
"in what discipline is his doctorate?"
"teachers should be well trained in their subject"
"anthropology is the study of human beings"
(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)
Anthropologists , housewives , historians and such by profession , they approach their discipline as amateurs , collectors , commercial propagandists , analysts or some combination of the four .
Synonyms subject field study discipline branch_of_knowledge subject_field field_of_study bailiwick subject_area Related Terms knowledge_domain theology science humanistic_discipline engineering ology architecture protology futuristics allometry military_science frontier communication_theory major occultism numerology bibliotics theogony learn3. discipline [ n ] a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
Examples:
"he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"
or "for such a plan to work requires discipline"
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
The gymnast must develop strength , flexibility , coordination , timing , rhythm , courage , discipline , persistence and the desire for perfection .
Synonyms discipline Related Terms system4. discipline [ n ] the trait of being well behaved
Examples:
"he insisted on discipline among the troops"
(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
Professionally a lawyer , that_is_to_say associated with dignity , reserve , discipline , with much that is essentially middle-class , he is compelled by an impossible love to exhibit himself dressed_up , disguised - that_is , paradoxically , revealed - as a child , and , worse , as a whore masquerading as a child .
Synonyms discipline Related Terms indiscipline trait restraint self-discipline5. discipline [ n ] training to improve strength or self-control
Used in print:(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)
A Tibetan swami from Palermo , Sicily , announced in Beverly_Hills a newly discovered , ancient yoga discipline for ripple breathing which increased both pranha and cosmic attraction between sexes .
Synonyms discipline Related Terms training6. discipline [ v ] punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
Examples:
"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
7. discipline [ n ] the act of punishing
Examples:
"the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
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