Definitions
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- adjective Correct in
practice (though not necessarily in opinion or belief); practicallyright , doing the right actions.
Etymologies
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From ortho- + prax(is).
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Examples
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The challenge in Reform is that institutions seem to assume moderation in praxis, to the degree that many cannot accommodate a congregant who is more orthoprax.
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You see, that's my problem with mainstream churches, too - they depart from Orthodox and orthoprax (right use of that word?)
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The exception to this rule, being, alas, the Bloggernacle, where we toss around words like orthoprax, soteriology, and hermeneutics with varying degrees of understanding.
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