prescriptivism

/ (prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm) /

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noun

ethics the theory that moral utterances have no truth value but prescribe attitudes to others and express the conviction of the speakerCompare descriptivism, emotivism

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Words nearby prescriptivism

prescript, prescriptible, prescription, prescriptive, prescriptive grammar, prescriptivism, prescriptivist, prescutum, preseason, preselect, preselector

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