Practice
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Repetition of an activity to improve skill. The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts. The observance of religious duties which a Church requires of its members. A customary action, habit, or behavior; a manner or routine. Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity. To repeat an activity in this way. To perform or observe in a habitual fashion. To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine). To conspire. To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
Example sentence: Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.
Recitation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.The material recited.A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.
Example sentence: There are many reasons our prayers may lack power. Sometimes they become routine. Our prayers become hollow when we say similar words in similar ways over and over so often that the words become more of a recitation than a communication.