ceremonial vs praxis

ceremonial

noun
  • A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual. 

adj
  • Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony. 

praxis

noun
  • Custom or established practice. 

  • The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either. 

  • The deliberate action of a rational being. 

  • An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice. 

  • The practical application of any branch of learning. 

How often have the words ceremonial and praxis occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )