Praxis
/ˈpræk.səs/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The practical application of any branch of learning. countable, uncountable
- 2 translating an idea into action wordnet
- 3 The deliberate action of a rational being. countable, uncountable
- 4 The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either. countable, uncountable
- 5 Custom or established practice. countable, uncountable
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- 6 An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Partly from Latin prāxis and partly from its etymon Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).