Sekirov Dictionary

discipline

UK /ˈdɪsɪplɪn/US /ˈdɪsəplɪn/

noun 10
verb 4
forms 5

noun10

•
the strength of mind to keep to rules or goals, even when it is hard
- The most perfect, who have their passions in the best discipline, are yet obliged to be constantly on their guard. — 1729
•
A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- academic disciplines
A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
A punishment to train or maintain control.
•
An enforced compliance or control.
- The masters looked unusually stern, but it was the sternness of thought rather than of discipline. — 1956
•
A state of order based on submission to authority.
- Their wildness lose, and, quitting nature's part, / Obey the rules and discipline of art. — 1697
•
A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the substitution of good ones, especially those of order, regularity, and obedience. — 1871
A set of rules regulating behaviour.
A whip used for self-flagellation.
(euphemistic) A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.

verb4

To teach someone to obey authority.
To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
To impose order on someone.
To train someone by instruction and practice.

forms

disciplined · disciplining · disciplines · disciplineth · disciplinest

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome