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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Discipline \Dis`ci*pline\, n. [F. discipline, L. disciplina,
     from discipulus. See Disciple.]
     1. The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education;
        development of the faculties by instruction and exercise;
        training, whether physical, mental, or moral.
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              Wife and children are a kind of discipline of
              humanity.                             --Bacon.
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              Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the
              substitution of good ones, especially those of
              order, regularity, and obedience.     --C. J. Smith.
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     2. Training to act in accordance with established rules;
        accustoming to systematic and regular action; drill.
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              Their wildness lose, and, quitting nature's part,
              Obey the rules and discipline of art. --Dryden.
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     3. Subjection to rule; submissiveness to order and control;
        habit of obedience.
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              The most perfect, who have their passions in the
              best discipline, are yet obliged to be constantly on
              their guard.                          --Rogers.
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     4. Severe training, corrective of faults; instruction by
        means of misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc.
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              A sharp discipline of half a century had sufficed to
              educate us.                           --Macaulay.
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     5. Correction; chastisement; punishment inflicted by way of
        correction and training.
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              Giving her the discipline of the strap. --Addison.
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     6. The subject matter of instruction; a branch of knowledge.
        --Bp. Wilkins.
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     7. (Eccl.) The enforcement of methods of correction against
        one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses; reformatory or
        penal action toward a church member.
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     8. (R. C. Ch.) Self-inflicted and voluntary corporal
        punishment, as penance, or otherwise; specifically, a
        penitential scourge.
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     9. (Eccl.) A system of essential rules and duties; as, the
        Romish or Anglican discipline.
  
     Syn: Education; instruction; training; culture; correction;
          chastisement; punishment.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Discipline \Dis"ci*pline\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disciplined; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Disciplining.] [Cf. LL. disciplinarian to
     flog, fr. L. disciplina discipline, and F. discipliner to
     discipline.]
     1. To educate; to develop by instruction and exercise; to
        train.
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     2. To accustom to regular and systematic action; to bring
        under control so as to act systematically; to train to act
        together under orders; to teach subordination to; to form
        a habit of obedience in; to drill.
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              Ill armed, and worse disciplined.     --Clarendon.
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              His mind . . . imperfectly disciplined by nature.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     3. To improve by corrective and penal methods; to chastise;
        to correct.
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              Has he disciplined Aufidius soundly?  --Shak.
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     4. To inflict ecclesiastical censures and penalties upon.
  
     Syn: To train; form; teach; instruct; bring up; regulate;
          correct; chasten; chastise; punish.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Discipline \Dis`ci*pline\, n. [F. discipline, L. disciplina,
     from discipulus. See Disciple.]
     1. The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education;
        development of the faculties by instruction and exercise;
        training, whether physical, mental, or moral.
  
              Wife and children are a kind of discipline of
              humanity.                             --Bacon.
  
              Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the
              substitution of good ones, especially those of
              order, regularity, and obedience.     --C. J. Smith.
  
     2. Training to act in accordance with established rules;
        accustoming to systematic and regular action; drill.
  
              Their wildness lose, and, quitting nature's part,
              Obey the rules and discipline of art. --Dryden.
  
     3. Subjection to rule; submissiveness to order and control;
        habit of obedience.
  
              The most perfect, who have their passions in the
              best discipline, are yet obliged to be constantly on
              their guard.                          --Rogers.
  
     4. Severe training, corrective of faults; instruction by
        means of misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc.
  
              A sharp discipline of half a century had sufficed to
              educate ?s.                           --Macaulay.
  
     5. Correction; chastisement; punishment inflicted by way of
        correction and training.
  
              Giving her the discipline of the strap. --Addison.
  
     6. The subject matter of instruction; a branch of knowledge.
        --Bp. Wilkins.
  
     7. (Eccl.) The enforcement of methods of correction against
        one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses; reformatory or
        penal action toward a church member.
  
     8. (R. C. Ch.) Self-inflicted and voluntary corporal
        punishment, as penance, or otherwise; specifically, a
        penitential scourge.
  
     9. (Eccl.) A system of essential rules and duties; as, the
        Romish or Anglican discipline.
  
     Syn: Education; instruction; training; culture; correction;
          chastisement; punishment.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Discipline \Dis"ci*pline\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disciplined; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Disciplining.] [Cf. LL. disciplinarian to
     flog, fr. L. disciplina discipline, and F. discipliner to
     discipline.]
     1. To educate; to develop by instruction and exercise; to
        train.
  
     2. To accustom to regular and systematic action; to bring
        under control so as to act systematically; to train to act
        together under orders; to teach subordination to; to form
        a habit of obedience in; to drill.
  
              Ill armed, and worse disciplined.     --Clarendon.
  
              His mind . . . imperfectly disciplined by nature.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     3. To improve by corrective and penal methods; to chastise;
        to correct.
  
              Has he disciplined Aufidius soundly?  --Shak.
  
     4. To inflict ecclesiastical censures and penalties upon.
  
     Syn: To train; form; teach; instruct; bring up; regulate;
          correct; chasten; chastise; punish.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  discipline
       n 1: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his
            doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their
            subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
            [syn: subject, subject area, subject field, field,
             field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of
            knowledge]
       2: a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he
          quickly learned the discipline of prison routine" or "for
          such a plan to work requires discipline";
       3: the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline
          among the troops" [ant: indiscipline]
       4: training to improve strength or self-control
       5: the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh
          discipline they received" [syn: correction]
       v 1: train by instruction and practice; especially to teach
            self-control; "Parents must discipline their children";
            "Is this dog trained?" [syn: train, check, condition]
       2: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
          teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: correct,
           sort out]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  discipline
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η πειθαρχία
     2 το γνωστικός αντικείμενο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  discipline
     French n.
     1 (l en discipline), sanction
     2 discipline, self-control
     3 discipline, branch
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr discipliner  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it disciplina)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: disciplinar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  discipline
     n.
     1 (senseid en controlled behavior) A controlled behaviour;
  self-control.
     2 # An enforced compliance or control.
     3 # A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
     2 (lb en transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
     3 (lb en transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
     4 (lb en transitive) To impose order on someone.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  discipline
     French n.
     1 (l en discipline), sanction
     2 discipline, self-control
     3 discipline, branch
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr discipliner  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it disciplina)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: disciplinar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  discipline
     French n.
     1 (l en discipline), sanction
     2 discipline, self-control
     3 discipline, branch
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr discipliner  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it disciplina)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: disciplinar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  discipline
     Ranska n.
     1 kuri; järjestys
     2 kurinpito
     3 urheilulaji, laji

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  discipline
     Spanska vb.
     (böjning es verb disciplinar)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  discipline /dˈɪsɪplˌɪn/
  dissipline

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Discipline /dˈɪsɪplˌɪn/
  الإنضباط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  discipline //ˈdɪs.ə.plən// //ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn// //ˈdɪs.ɪ.plɪn// 
  1. дисципли́на 2.
  category in which a certain activity belongs
   3.
  controlled behaviour, self-control
  2. наказа́ние
  punishment
  3. дисциплина
  specific branch or knowledge or learning

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  discipline //ˈdɪs.ə.plən// //ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn// //ˈdɪs.ɪ.plɪn// 
  1. дисциплинирам 2.
  to impose order on someone
   3.
  to teach someone to obey authority
  2. възпитавам
  to train someone by instruction and practice

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  discipline /dˈɪsɪplˌɪn/ 
  ukáznit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  discipline /dˈɪsɪplˌɪn/ 
  trestat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  discipline /dˈɪsɪplˌɪn/
  disciplína

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  discipline /dˈɪsɪplˌɪn/
  kázeň