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praxis

prax·is [ práksiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. performance or application of skill: the practical side and application of something such as a professional skill, as opposed to its theory

2. established practice: established custom or habitual practice

[Late 16th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek, "action, custom, behavior" < prattein "do"]
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