English noun: prescriptivism | |||
1. | prescriptivism (cognition) (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
Domain category | ethics, moral philosophy | ||
2. | prescriptivism (cognition) (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
Domain category | linguistics | ||