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praxis

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpɹæk.sɪs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈpræk.səs/
  • rhymes with -æksɪs
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AE1 K S IH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The practical application of any branch of learning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: practice

Antonyms: theory

2

noun

Meaning 2

The deliberate action of a rational being.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, drama, dramaturgy, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Custom or established practice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

translating an idea into action

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a hard theory to put into practice
  • differences between theory and praxis of communism

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: practice

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: implementation, effectuation

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: практика (praktika) — practical application of learning
  • Catalan: praxi — practical application of learning
  • Czech: praxe — practical application of learning
  • Finnish: käytäntö — practical application of learning
  • French: praxis — practical application of learning
  • Hungarian: praxis — practical application of learning
  • Portuguese: práxis — practical application of learning
  • Spanish: praxis — practical application of learning
  • Finnish: ihmistoiminta — drama: deliberate action of a rational being
  • Finnish: praksis — drama: deliberate action of a rational being
  • Chinese Mandarin: 實踐 /实践 (shíjiàn) — philosophy: synthesis of theory and practice
  • Finnish: praksis — philosophy: synthesis of theory and practice
  • Portuguese: práxis — philosophy: synthesis of theory and practice
  • Bulgarian: обичай (običaj) — custom or established practice
  • Czech: praxe — custom or established practice
  • Danish: praksis — custom or established practice
  • Finnish: käytäntö — custom or established practice
  • French: habitude — custom or established practice
  • Portuguese: praxe — custom or established practice
  • Russian: обычай (obyčaj) — custom or established practice
  • Russian: устоявшаяся практика (ustojavšajasja praktika) — custom or established practice
  • Finnish: harjoitus — example or form of exercise for practice
  • Finnish: harjoite — example or form of exercise for practice
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