'Praxis' definitions:
Definition of 'praxis'
From: WordNet
noun
Translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" [syn: practice, praxis]
Definition of 'Praxis'
From: GCIDE
- Praxis \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'praxis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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