self-discipline

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

self-discipline
    n 1: the trait of practicing self discipline [syn: {self-
         discipline}, {self-denial}]
    2: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses [syn:
       {self-denial}, {self-discipline}, {self-control}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Self-discipline \Self`-dis"ci*pline\, n.
   Correction or government of one's self for the sake of
   improvement.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-discipline":
      abnegation, aplomb, composure, constraint, control, denial,
      discipline, forbearance, frugality, golden mean, independence,
      moderateness, moderation, nothing in excess, possession,
      renouncement, renunciation, restraint, self-command, self-conquest,
      self-control, self-denial, self-government, self-mastery,
      self-possession, self-restraint, soberness, sobriety, sophrosyne,
      temperance, temperateness, willpower

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