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self-discipline
[ self-dis-_uh_-plin, self- ]
noun
- discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement:
Acquiring the habit of promptness requires self-discipline.
noun
- the act of disciplining or power to discipline one's own feelings, desires, etc, esp with the intention of improving oneself
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Derived Forms
- ˌself-ˈdisciplined, adjective
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Other Words From
- self-disciplined adjective
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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.