Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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philosophy | Yes | No | No | No |
prescriptivism | Yes | No | No | No |
philosophy (noun) | prescriptivism (noun) |
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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics | (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics |
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior |
any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation |