Chastening
1chastening — index condemnation (blame), correction (punishment), disciplinary (punitory), discipline (punishment) …
2chastening — [[t]tʃe͟ɪsənɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly. From this chastening experience he learnt some useful lessons …
3Chastening — Chasten Chas ten (ch[=a] s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastened} ( s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastening}.] [OE. chastien, OF. Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise; castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See {Chaste}, {Act}, and cf …
4chastening — n. punishment, correction; chastisement chas·ten || tʃeɪsn v. punish, discipline; criticize harshly; purify …
5chastening — n. Chastisement, correction, discipline, humbling …
6chastening — noun a rebuke for making a mistake • Syn: ↑correction, ↑chastisement • Derivationally related forms: ↑chastise (for: ↑chastisement) • Hypernyms: ↑rebuke, ↑ …
7Lawrence Summers — 8th Director of the National Economic Council In office January 20, 2009 – December 31, 2010 Deputy Diana Farrell …
8Hebrews 12 — 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the… …
9punish — punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct mean to inflict pain, loss, or suffering upon a person for his sin, crime, or fault. Punish implies imposing a penalty for violation of law, disobedience of authority, or intentional… …
10punishment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Applying a penalty for an offense Nouns 1. punishment; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation; discipline, infliction, trial; judgment, penalty; retribution; thunderbolt, nemesis; requital,… …
