Training and control of oneself and one's conduct, usually for personal improvement.
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Training and control of oneself and one's conduct, usually for personal improvement.
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the trait of practicing self discipline
Synonym: self-denial
Meaning #2:
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
Synonyms: self-denial, self-control
Quotes:
"Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back."
- W. K. Hope
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In its most general sense, discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a disciple. This sense also preserves the origin of the word, which is Latin disciplina, "instruction."
To discipline thus means to instruct a person or animal to follow a particular code of conduct, or to adhere to a certain "order," or to adopt a particular pattern of behaviour. So for example, to discipline a child to wash its hands before meals. Here, 'washing hands before meals' is a particular pattern of behaviour, and the child is being disciplined to adopt that pattern. 'To disciple' also gives rise to the word disciplinarian, which denotes a person who enforces order. An ideal disciplinarian is one who can enforce order without coercion. Usually however, the phrase 'to discipline' carries a negative connotation. This is because enforcement of order - that is, ensuring instructions are carried out - is often regulated through punishment.
To be disciplined is then, subject to context, either a virtue (the ability to follow instructions well) or a euphemism for punishment (which may also be referred to as disciplinary procedure). As a concrete noun, the discipline refers to an instrument of punishment, for example in mortification of the flesh (see also: flagellation). Such an instrument may also be applied to oneself, for example in penitence for not being sufficiently self-disciplined.
Self-disciple refers to the training that one gives one's self to accomplish a certain task or to adopt a particular pattern of behaviour, even though one would really rather be doing something else. Thus, self-discipline is the assertion of willpower over more base desires, and is usually understood to be a synonym of 'self control'. Self-discipline is to some extent a substitute for motivation, when one uses reason to determine a best course of action that opposes one's desires.
School discipline refers to regulation of children and the maintenance of order ("rules") in schools. These rules may, for example, define the expected standards of clothing, timekeeping, social behaviour and work ethic. The term may also be applied to the punishment that is the consequence of transgression of the code of behavior. For this reason the usage of school discipline sometimes means the administration of punishment, rather than behaving within the school rules.
Church discipline is a response of an ecclesiastical body to some perceived wrong, whether in action or in doctrine. Its most extreme form in modern churches is excommunication. Church discipline can also refer to the rules governing some ecclesiastical order, such as priests or monks, such as clerical celibacy.
An academic discipline refers to a body of knowledge that is being given to - or has been received by - a disciple. The term may then denotes a 'sphere of knowledge' that an individual has chosen to specialise in. In an institute of higher learning, the term 'discipline' is often a synonym of 'faculty'.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - selvdisciplin
Nederlands (Dutch)
zelfdiscipline
Français (French)
n. - autodiscipline
Deutsch (German)
n. - Selbstdisziplin
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυτοπειθαρχία
Italiano (Italian)
autodisciplina
Português (Portuguese)
n. - autodisciplina (f)
Русский (Russian)
самодицисплина
Español (Spanish)
n. - autodisciplina
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - självdisciplin
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
自我训练, 自律, 自我修养
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自我訓練, 自律, 自我修養
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자기 훈련, 자기 수양
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ألانضباط ألذاتي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - משמעת עצמית, משטר עצמי (של אדם)
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