Definition of PRAXIS

praxis

Plural: praxes, praxises

Noun

  • Practical application of a theory or branch of learning.
  • translating an idea into action
    • "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
  • The practical application of any branch of learning.
  • The deliberate action of a rational being.
  • The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
  • Custom or established practice.
  • An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.

Examples

  • The Words With Friends tournament was the true PRAXIS of his theoretical Scrabble strategies.

Origin / Etymology

Partly from Latin prāxis and partly from its etymon Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).

Synonyms

practice

Scrabble Score: 15

praxis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
praxis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
praxis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

praxis: valid Words With Friends Word