Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun descriptivism

2 senses of descriptivism

Sense 1
descriptivism -- ((ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value)
       => doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism -- (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Sense 2
descriptivism -- ((linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics)
       => doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism -- (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)