Chastening
/ˈtʃeɪsənɪŋ/noun
The act of disciplining, correcting, or making someone more restrained.
Did you know?Chastening comes from the same root as "chaste," and in medieval Latin the idea was not just purity but being made morally “clean” through discipline.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*k̑ad-
“to cut, strike, or separate”
Latin
Latin
castus
“morally pure, clean, chaste”
Old French
Old French
chastier
“to punish, discipline, correct”
Middle English
English
chasten
“to chastise, correct by punishment or suffering”
Modern English
English
chastening
“disciplining or humbling through correction or suffering”