Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Corrective by means of punishment or discipline.
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- verb Present participle of
chasten .
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- noun a rebuke for making a mistake
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Examples
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The real object of the fathers in chastening is not that they find pleasure in the children's pain.
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Their rule of chastening is what may seem fit to their own often erring judgment, temper, or caprice.
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The objection that chastening is grievous is here anticipated and answered.
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Loving the wife as Christ loves the church will be inclusive of 'chastening' - Domestic Discipline when necessary.
Christian Domestic Discipline JDsg 2007
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Like Heaven's Gate, Where the Wild Things Are was a movie whose budget was totally out of whack with the financial realities of what was on-screen, and it has been widely described as a chastening flop.
Mark Kermode: How to make an intelligent blockbuster and not alienate people 2011
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Now divine chastening is a sign of divine love: Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth (Heb. xii.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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The word used for discipline in the Bible refers to the chastening, training, or instructing of our children.
The Power of A Positive Mom Karol Ladd 2001
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If -- The oldest manuscripts read, "With a view to chastening (that is, since God's chastisement is with a view to your chastening, that is, disciplinary amelioration) endure patiently"; so Vulgate.
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So often do we see Gods faithful children deprived of almost every joy and comfort, and if we did not believe the chastening was a token of love -- what a dark world this would be!
Lenoir Family. Lenoir Family Papers. Personal Correspondence, 1861-1865. Lenoir Family 1865
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So often do we see Gods faithful children deprived of almost every joy and comfort, and if we did not believe the chastening was a token of love -- what a dark world this would be!
Lenoir Family. Lenoir Family Papers. Personal Correspondence, 1861-1865. Lenoir Family 1865
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