praxis
IPA: prˈæksɪs
noun
- The practical application of any branch of learning.
- (drama) The deliberate action of a rational being.
- (philosophy) 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.
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Examples of "praxis" in Sentences
- You can adopt another term, like praxis, which is one I sometimes use, or invent a newterm.
- Although you're not a Romanticist, you are heavily involved in what you have called a praxis or practice of your own.
- A praxis is a holistic embodiment in action at a particular time of the values and commitments inherent to a particular story.
- That used to be called praxis and is I think at the heart of this new age, and a key and controversial skill so its adoption will not be easy.
- The language of allegory relates itself to language not reflexively but rather as an epistemologically uncertain praxis: language relates to itself in the mode of possible unrelatedness.
- Praxis - I heard they renamed that program "Pornocopia" report] @praxis you should see the voip stuff that's come out of same - too cool for school report] praxis: what do you mean "was"? report]
- The emphasis is more on practice or "praxis" -- spiritual living, self-renunciation, insight or enlightenment -- and among ordinary people, a sort of cult or caretaking of the gods like that practiced by ancient pagans.
- Protestant theology emphasizes Grace over Law — Jewish and Muslim theologies are all about Law; while Catholic theology certainly gives some importance to Grace (hard not to, given the Pauline epistles), its praxis is extremely legalistic (cf. Luther, M.).
- In any event, because I'm not intelligent, I have to interrupt moiself here to look up the definition of "praxis"...all these words so love to jam into the Chatelaine's Brain and then when she finally spits them out, she's forgotten what they mean -- so focused is she instead on, on, on... why, yes: CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER!
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