ORTHOPRAXY

Noun

orthopraxy (uncountable)

Correct practice or action

Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used in Latin American liberation theology, often in contrast with an orthodoxy seen as insufficiently interested in the practical and political content of faith.

Synonyms

• orthopraxis

Source: Wiktionary


Or"tho*prax`y, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Definition: The treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical appliances.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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