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

2 senses of prescriptivism

Sense 1
prescriptivism -- ((ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior)
       => doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism -- (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

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