praxis

American  

[prak-sis] / ˈpræk sɪs /

noun

praxises, plural praxes plural

1. practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.

2. convention, habit, or custom.

3. a set of examples for practice.

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praxis British  

/ ˈpræksɪs /

noun

1. the practice and practical side of a profession or field of study, as opposed to the theory

2. a practical exercise

3. accepted practice or custom

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• praxes
  plural
• praxises
  plural

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.

Example Sentences

At Praxis, a “curated private middle school for student athletes” in San Diego where 15 boys are doing a holdback year, NIL is always front and center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Shares of biopharmaceutical company Praxis Precision Medicines Inc. are soaring, boosted by the successful trial of a new drug to treat movement disorders.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

Praxis Precision Medicines jumped 210% after the after clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company reported positive top-line results External link from two phase 3 studies of ulixacaltamide HCl in essential tremor.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Praxis put up more than $200,000 of its own funds and worked without compensation to prove that partnering with legacy landowners to create new housing can work, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

This method is fully illustrated in the Twelfth Praxis below.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold