discipline :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. training to improve strength or self-control

n. the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"

n. a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";

discipline, correction

n. the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"

discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick

n. 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"

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abstinence

n. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

forbearance

n. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

restraint

n. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"

exploitation, development

n. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"

indoctrination

n. teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically

occupation

n. any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"

procedure, process

n. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

concentration

n. bringing together military forces

specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism

n. the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"

trade, craft

n. the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"

abstinence, abstention

n. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

temperance, moderation

n. the trait of avoiding excesses

method acting, method

n. an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

habit, wont

n. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure

n. a body of rules followed by an assembly

regimen, regime

n. (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

career, calling, vocation

n. the particular occupation for which you are trained

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indiscipline, undiscipline

n. the trait of lacking discipline

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