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prescriptivism vs philosophy

philosophy vs prescriptivism

prescriptivism and philosophy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prescriptivism Yes No No No
philosophy Yes No No No
As nouns, philosophy is a hypernym of prescriptivism; that is, philosophy is a word with a broader meaning than prescriptivism:
  • prescriptivism: (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
  • philosophy: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of prescriptivism include doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought.
As nouns, philosophy is a hypernym of prescriptivism; that is, philosophy is a word with a broader meaning than prescriptivism:
  • prescriptivism: (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
  • philosophy: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of prescriptivism include doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought.
prescriptivism (noun) philosophy (noun)
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
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