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praxis
[ prak-sis ]
noun
- practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
- convention, habit, or custom.
- a set of examples for practice.
praxis
/ ˈpræksɪs /
noun
- the practice and practical side of a profession or field of study, as opposed to the theory
- a practical exercise
- accepted practice or custom
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of praxis1
Example Sentences
I talk in the book about Aristotle’s idea of two sorts of different work — praxis, work that you love doing for its own sake, so you don’t want a shortcut for that.
My colleague Mark Schill at the Praxis Strategy group has calculated the average regional paycheck, adjusted for cost of living.
Praxis, praks′is, n. practice: an example or a collection of examples for exercise: a specimen.
Jakobson refused to ascertain any "private property" in the praxis of language.
Language was formed, and then stabilized, in connection to this linear form of praxis.
Halacha was the rule of religious praxis, a sort of Directorium Judaicum: Haggada was the result of free religious reflection.
Praxis Ecclesiae uno tempore interpretatur Scripturam uno modo et alio tempore alio modo, nam intellectus currit cum praxi.
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