praxis

Noun

Meaning

Use; practice; especially, exercise or discipline for a specific purpose or object.

An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

practice operation usage conduct execution exercise routine habit implementation canon use form way method performance
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Antonyms

failure opposition rebellion mistake chaos abortion
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Hypernyms

implementation effectuation

Related terms

praxeology praxic

Derivatives

praxes

Examples

a hard theory to put into practice Source: Internet

differences between theory and praxis of communism Source: Internet

Andy Crouch spoke at Praxis, a conference on redemptive entrepreneurship, and he said, “How we spend our lives influences the culture we build, and we are in turn shaped by the culture that we influence.” Source: Internet

Because Marxism is a "philosophy of praxis", it cannot rely on unseen "historical laws" as the agents of social change. Source: Internet

By uncovering this paradox he then provides a solution ( pratītyasamutpāda – "dependent origination") that lies at the very root of Buddhist praxis. Source: Internet

Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis, 1996, p. 145 Gutiérrez emphasized practice (or, more technically, " praxis ") over doctrine. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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