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self-discipline

[ self-dis-uh-plin, self- ]

noun

  1. discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement:

    Acquiring the habit of promptness requires self-discipline.



self-discipline

noun

  1. the act of disciplining or power to discipline one's own feelings, desires, etc, esp with the intention of improving oneself
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌself-ˈdisciplined, adjective
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Other Words From

  • self-disciplined adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-discipline1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

The worst thing a man could be was lacking in self-discipline.

Is it going to give me a body of knowledge, tools, self-discipline?

Not every kid who returns home suffers from bombastic dreams matched only by their lack of direction and flabby self-discipline.

Trouble is, self-discipline eludes you as Saturn opposes your sign.

This is a man of remarkable self-discipline to be sure, but self-discipline for what?

I am not suggesting any such severe course of self-discipline.

Not if it means Democracy at the price of inefficiency, rejection of self-discipline, and the negation of real leadership.

Happy the man who understands self-discipline, so as to secure this charm, and mingle constancy and variety in his pursuits.

And therefore I am going to insist that the practice of rigorous self-discipline is essential to any healthy Christian life.

Self-control, self-discipline, ascetic practice, are indispensible to a successful Christian life.

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