orthopraxy

American

[awr-thuh-prak-see] / ˈɔr θəˌpræk si /

noun

correctness or orthodoxy of action or practice.
Medicine/Medical. orthopraxia.

orthopraxy British

/ ˈɔːθəˌpræksɪ /

noun

theol the belief that right action is as important as religious faith

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Etymology

Origin of orthopraxy

First recorded in 1850–55; ortho- + prax(is) + -y ³

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Example Sentences

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This was syntactically legitimate, because Salafism meant orthodoxy and orthopraxy.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2018

And what is the good of all your orthodoxy unless the orthodoxy of creed issues in orthopraxy of conduct?

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander

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