Term: prescriptivism: (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
Candidate hypernym: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples → 1
Candidate hypernym: plains pocket mouse: small rodent of open areas of United States plains states → 0
Candidate hypernym: perfume: a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor → 0
Candidate hypernym: sex manual: a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life → 0
Candidate hypernym: bushy aster: stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads → 0
Candidate hypernym: mire: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot → 0
Candidate hypernym: steer roping: capturing a steer with a lasso → 0
Candidate hypernym: charleston: an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century → 0
Candidate hypernym: godmother: any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism → 0
Candidate hypernym: holy day of obligation: a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion → 0
Candidate hypernym: topicality: the attribute of being of interest at the present time → 0