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orthopraxy

[awr-thuh-prak-see]

noun

correctness or orthodoxy of action or practice.

Medicine/Medical. orthopraxia.

Origin:
1850–55; ortho- + prax(is) + -y³

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orthopraxy (ˈɔːθəˌpræksɪ)

—n
	theol the belief that right action is as important as religious faith

[from Greek orthos correct + praxis deed, action]

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