praxis

American  

[prak-sis] / ˈpræk sɪs /

noun

plural

praxises, praxes

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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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

Example Sentences

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

She said that Jacob’s non-oral autism arises from “trouble with praxis, which means motor planning — how to get the body and the mouth to do what I want when I want.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Musically, Moriondo has absorbed several waves of punk praxis.

From New York Times • May 6, 2021

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

Before considering alternative ways to define thinking and the relation between rationality and human reason, let us look at the characteristics of thinking in current praxis, science and philosophy included.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai