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. Compare orthoprax.
Definition of orthopraxy in US English:
orthopraxy
nounˈɔːθəpraksi
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. Compare orthoprax.