praxis

n. custom, conventional activity; habit, routine; practice, action; applying a theory or idea into action

Praxis may refer to:Praxis (process), the process of putting theoretical knowledge into practicePraxis (Eastern Orthodoxy), the practice of faith, especially worshipPraxis (journal), a journal of philosophy of the University of ManchesterPraxis (band), a Bill Laswell musical projectPraxis (moon), a planetary body in the Star Trek universePraxis (company), a fictional transnational company in the Mars trilogy science-fiction novels by Kim Stanley Robinson.Praxis (shop) A chain of do it yourself hardware stores in the Netherlands
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A Praxis test is one of a series of teacher certification exams written and administered by the Educational Testing Service. Various Praxis tests are usually required before, during, and after teacher training courses in the U.S.To be certified to teach in most U.S. states, one must earn qualifying scores on all parts of the Praxis I and certain Praxis II Content Area Assessments.The Praxis I, or Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST), consists of three exams: reading, writing, and mathematics. In some states, passing score must be earned for admission to teacher education.
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Noun
1. translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
(synonym) practice
(hypernym) implementation, effectuation

n. practice, repetition of an activity for the sake of improving performance, training exercise; profession, office, occupation

(n.)
Use; practice; especially, exercise or discipline for a specific purpose or object.
  

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