Praxis
Noun
The practice of putting theory into practice.
I first encountered the word several years ago when I took the Praxis II exam for receiving my teaching license (which, by the way, I passed with flying colors). Praxis seems to have a variety of specialized meanings depending on the area to which it is applied. The overall connotation of the word, however, is that of putting some learned skill or knowledge into practice.
Thats all for Praxis. Short and sweet.
(Wikipedia has a slightly longer discussion of the word as it applies to various disciplines)
