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Definition of orthopraxy in English:

orthopraxy

noun

  • Rightness of action (as distinct from or in addition to rightness of thought); right-doing, practical righteousness; correct practice.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Lynch (1818–1871), hymn writer and composer. From ortho- + prax- + -y, after orthodoxy.

Pronunciation

orthopraxy

/ˈɔːθəpraksi/