Word Meanings - MARTINETISM - Book Publishers vocabulary database
The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.
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- MARTINETISM
The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc. - RIGID
1. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible. Upright beams innumerable Of rigid spears. Milton. 2. Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence. - RIGIDLY
In a rigid manner; stiffly. - DISCIPLINER
One who disciplines. - RIGIDITY
1. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of from; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness. 2. Stiffness - RIGIDULOUS
Somewhat rigid or stiff; as, a rigidulous bristle. - MARTINETA
A species of tinamou , having a long slender crest. - DISCIPLINE
The enforcement of methods of correction against one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses; reformatory or penal action toward a church member. (more info) 1. The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by - RIGIDNESS
The quality or state of being rigid. - MARTINET
In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or - ADHERENCE
1. The quality or state of adhering. 2. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions. Syn. -- Adherence, Adhesion. These words, which were once freely interchanged, are now - SELF-DISCIPLINE
Correction or government of one's self for the sake of improvement. - INFRIGIDATE
To chill; to make cold; to cool. Boyle. - FRIGIDARIUM
The cooling room of the Roman thermæ, furnished with a cold bath. - SUBRIGID
Somewhat rigid or stiff. - FRIGIDITY
1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth. Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air. Sir T. Browne. 2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness - FRIGIDNESS
The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness. - INFRIGIDATION
The act of chilling or causing to become cold; a chilling; coldness; congelation. Boyle. - OVERRIGID
Too rigid; too severe. - FRIGIDLY
In a frigid manner; coldly; dully; without affection. - INDISCIPLINE
Want of discipline or instruction.