Prescriptivism
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
Framework senses
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- (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
- §2
- (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behaviorDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column