prescriptivism

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noun

1. (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
• Topics:
ethics, moral philosophy
• Hypernyms:
doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
2. (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
• Topics:
linguistics
• Hypernyms:
doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism