Definition

1. Noun:
   • The process of translating an idea, theory, or skill into practical action or application. It refers to the practical implementation or exercise of a concept, as opposed to its mere theoretical understanding.
   • (Formal) Customary practice or established conduct. This usage denotes a habitual or conventional way of doing things within a particular field or community.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The praxis of teaching involves not just knowing educational theories but also managing a classroom effectively.
  • There is often a significant gap between the praxis of medicine in rural clinics and the ideals taught in medical schools.
  • The community's social praxis was shaped by generations of tradition.

Advanced Usage

• "Theory and praxis": A common phrase highlighting the relationship and potential disconnect between abstract concepts and their real-world application.
  • His research focuses on the dialectic between Marxist theory and praxis.
• "Reflective praxis": Used in professional fields like education or nursing to describe the practice of critically analyzing one's own actions to improve future practice.
  • The workshop encouraged teachers to engage in reflective praxis.

Variants and Related Words

• Practical (adj): Concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than theory.
  • She has a lot of practical experience.
• Practice (n): The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories. (Note: 'Practice' is a more common and general synonym, while 'praxis' often carries a more formal or philosophical nuance.)
  • Daily practice is essential for mastering a skill.

Synonyms

• Application: The act of putting something to use.
• Implementation: The process of putting a decision, plan, or theory into effect.
• Exercise: The use or application of a faculty, right, or process.

Related Phrases

• Put into praxis: To implement or carry out a theory. (Functionally similar to "put into practice").
  • The new environmental policies are difficult to put into praxis.

Related Idioms

• "In praxis": Describes something as it exists in real-world application.
  • The law sounds fair in theory, but in praxis, it disadvantages small businesses.

Noun

1. translating an idea into action
   • a hard theory to put into practice
   • differences between theory and praxis of communism