prescriptivism

1. (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior (synset 106260727)
   referred to in: ethics, moral philosophy - the philosophical study of moral values and rules
   is a type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
2. (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics (synset 106260574)
   referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of language
   is a type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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