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| dis·ci·pline [ díssəplin ] |
noun (plural dis·ci·plines) |
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1. training to ensure proper behavior: the practice or methods of teaching and enforcing acceptable patterns of behavior
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2. order and control: a controlled orderly state, especially in a class of schoolchildren
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3. calm controlled behavior: the ability to behave in a controlled and calm way even in a difficult or stressful situation
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4. conscious control over lifestyle: mental self-control used in directing or changing behavior, learning something, or training for something
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5. education activity or subject: a subject or field of activity, e.g. an academic subject
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6. punishment: punishment designed to teach somebody obedience
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7. christianity church rules: the system of rules used in a religious denomination or order
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verb (past and past participle dis·ci·plined, present participle dis·ci·plin·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·ci·plines) |
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1. vr make yourself do something regularly: to make yourself act or work in a controlled or systematic way
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2. transitive verb punish somebody: to punish somebody as a way of enforcing obedience
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3. transitive verb teach somebody obedience: to teach somebody to obey rules or to behave in an acceptable way
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| [13th century. Directly or via French< Latin disciplina "instruction given to a learner" < discipulus (see disciple)] |
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