English noun: descriptivism | |||
1. | descriptivism (cognition) (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
Domain category | ethics, moral philosophy | ||
2. | descriptivism (cognition) (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
Domain category | linguistics | ||