praxis
Americannoun
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praxises,
plural
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praxes
plural
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practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
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convention, habit, or custom.
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a set of examples for practice.
noun
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the practice and practical side of a profession or field of study, as opposed to the theory
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a practical exercise
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accepted practice or custom
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of praxis
First recorded in 1575–85; from Medieval Latin, from Greek prâxis “act, action, deed,” from prāk-, base of prā́ssein “to do, fare” + -sis -sis
Explanation
Use the noun praxis when you talk formally about putting an idea or theory into practice. You might have a lot of theories and opinions about raising kids, but it's much harder in praxis, when you have kids of your own. Praxis comes from the Greek word prattein, which means "to do." Aside from having the meaning of putting an idea into action, praxis also means "an established custom or practice." Your mom may have chosen a particular school for you because of its common praxis of parents helping out in the classroom.
Vocabulary lists containing praxis
Example Sentences
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Their qualitative work on the severed mother-daughter dyad has yielded wholly nuanced theories and praxis rooted in the unique “self-in-relation” analysis model.
From Salon ● May 11, 2024
The praxis has always been and is still being developed by the marginalized and has of necessity to be nimbler than the scholarship, which all too often serves the powerful.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 3, 2021
Few writers are as skilled at illustrating the ways in which personal abuses of power are not just the result but the praxis of cultural domination.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2020
The form of the book is this theory in praxis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
This consideration also makes retreat into the theory of an illegal praxis impossible, and renders the legitimacy of the actually subsisting indisputable.
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
On a recent Saturday, she joined students outside Lusófona’s campus to pressure the government to ban praxes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2014
But since the deaths, Mr. Campos said, he has been the target of insults and even objects thrown at him while walking around Lisbon wearing his traditional black praxes outfit.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2014
“We want to find out the truth, but not eliminate the praxes, because they’ve also made many students happy, including our son Pedro,” his mother, Maria Fátima Negrão, said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2014
Portugal’s education minister has been discussing with universities how to deal with the praxes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2014
The selections prepared for the stated praxes of this work, will be found as suitable as any.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
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