prescriptivism vs ism

prescriptivism and ism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prescriptivism	Yes	No	No	No
ism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ism is a hypernym of prescriptivism; that is, ism is a word with a broader meaning than prescriptivism:

prescriptivism: (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
ism: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Other hypernyms of prescriptivism include doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought.

As nouns, ism is a hypernym of prescriptivism; that is, ism is a word with a broader meaning than prescriptivism:

prescriptivism: (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
ism: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Other hypernyms of prescriptivism include doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought.

prescriptivism (noun)	ism (noun)
(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