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| − | '''Praxis''', a ''calque'' or loanword from the Greek '''πράξις''', | + | '''Praxis''', a ''calque'' or loanword from the Greek '''πράξις''', from which derive the words "practice" and "practical", usually meaning formal |
| − | practice, as distinguished from theory; or practical application or usage, as accepted practice or custom, "simply the way we do things"; [[culture]], cultural norms of healthy moral and spiritual behavior and cooperative interaction as opposed to nonconformist [[dissent]], and [[sociopath]]ic behavior. | + | practice, as distinguished from [[theory]]; or practical application or usage, as accepted practice or custom, "simply the way we do things", "what one does", more archaically, a person's "wont"—"as is his wont"; [[culture]], cultural norms of healthy moral and spiritual behavior and cooperative interaction as opposed to nonconformist [[dissent]], and [[sociopath]]ic behavior. |
For example, "patterns of Christian praxis in [[church]] and [[society]]". | For example, "patterns of Christian praxis in [[church]] and [[society]]". | ||
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Praxis, a calque or loanword from the Greek πράξις, from which derive the words "practice" and "practical", usually meaning formal practice, as distinguished from theory; or practical application or usage, as accepted practice or custom, "simply the way we do things", "what one does", more archaically, a person's "wont"—"as is his wont"; culture, cultural norms of healthy moral and spiritual behavior and cooperative interaction as opposed to nonconformist dissent, and sociopathic behavior.
For example, "patterns of Christian praxis in church and society".
- Synonyms
custom · practice · habit · tradition · convention · routine · rule · rite · ritual · formality · observance · ordinance · ceremony · ceremonial · liturgy · way · procedure · method · mode · form · lifestyle · morality
See also
External links
Strong's number 4234 πρᾶξις praxis: a deed, function http://biblehub.com/greek/4234.htm