Meaning of PRAXIS
| Pronunciation: | | pr'aks`is
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| | Definition: | | [n] translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" |
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| | Synonyms: | | practice |
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| | See Also: | | effectuation, implementation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Prax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to do. See
{Practice}.]
1. Use; practice; especially, exercise or discipline for a
specific purpose or object. ``The praxis and theory of
music.'' --Wood.
2. An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such
examples, for practice.
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| | Related Terms: | | act, acting, action, actions, activism, activity, acts, address, affectation, air, automatism, bad habit, bearing, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, bon ton, carriage, characteristic, comportment, conduct, conformity, consuetude, convention, creature of habit, culture pattern, custom, demeanor, deportment, doing, doings, employment, established way, etiquette, exercise, fashion, folkway, force of habit, function, functioning, gestures, goings-on, guise, habit, habit pattern, habitude, maintien, manner, manners, method, methodology, methods, mien, modus vivendi, mores, motions, movements, moves, observable behavior, observance, occupation, operation, operations, pattern, peculiarity, play, poise, port, pose, posture, practice, prescription, presence, procedure, proceeding, proper thing, ritual, second nature, social convention, social science, standard behavior, standard usage, standing custom, stereotype, stereotyped behavior, style, swing, tactics, time-honored practice, tone, tradition, trick, usage, use, way, way of life, ways, what is done, wont, wonting, work, working, workings |
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