English Explanatory Dictionary

praxis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practical application of any branch of learning.
  2. The deliberate action of a rational being.
  3. The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
  4. Custom or established practice.
  5. An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹæk.sɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-praxis.wav /ˈpræk.səs/

Word forms

praxis praxes praxises

Etymology

Partly from Latin prāxis and partly from its etymon Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).

Synonyms

practice

Antonyms

theory

Related words

praxeology praxic

Derived words

cacopraxis echothanatopraxia eupraxis heteropraxis orthoprax orthopraxis parapraxis radiopraxis thanatopraxis zoopraxiscope
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