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.
Origin
1575-85; < Medieval Latin < Greekprâxis deed, act, action, equivalent to prāk-, base of prā́ssein to do, fare + -sis-sis
Examples from the web for praxis
The epistemology of praxis recapitulates the fantasy of linguistic transparency.
Best's praxis is grounded in opposition to the indiscriminate destruction of life.
praxis is the only way to see how, and if, certain theoretical frameworks apply to the students that you teach.
Nearly all of my jobs were a happy combination of research and praxis.
British Dictionary definitions for praxis
praxis
/ˈpræksɪs/
noun (pl) praxises, praxes (ˈpræksiːz)
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
Word Origin
C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek: deed, action, from prassein to do
Word Origin and History for praxis
n.
1580s, from Medieval Latin praxis "practice, exercise, action" (mid-13c., opposite of theory), from Greek praxis "practice, action, doing," from stem of prassein, prattein "to do, to act" (see practical).