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discipline 1. systematic training in obedience to regulations and authority 2. a branch of learning or instruction 3. the laws governing members of a Church Discipline chicken indicates martinetish authority. [Military Slang: Wentworth, 98] (1885–1945) U.S. Army general known for imposing rigid discipline on his troops. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2083] strictly religious and morally disciplined colonists. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 551] axiomatic admonition. [O.T.: Proverbs 13:24] Doric people noted for bravery, frugality, and stern self-discipline. [Gk. Hist.: Payton, 640] U.S. Military Academy focusing on discipline as part of training. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 729] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On official discipliners of children, see Handbook of North American Indians, 20 vols (Washington, 1978-), 8:346 (California) and 12:183, 387, 406, 422 (Plateau). The third part of the book, Chapters Seven and Eight, narrows the focus even further, presenting evidence from the schooled and disciplined rather than the schoolers and discipliners to see if all these efforts at social control and teaching self-mastery worked. |
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