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Prepossession

noun
1.
The condition of being prepossessed.
2.
An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence.  Synonyms: parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception.





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"Prepossession" Quotes from Famous Books



... in a Country where the Religion of Suesi is directed by the Pepa, who stiles himself the Sovereign Arbitrator of it, had imbibed a strong Prepossession for what in the Kingdom of the Kofirans is called Bigotry, or misplaced Devotion. The Customs and religious Notions of this Nation, which were more free and rational than in the Country of this Princess, had been a Constraint upon her Inclination, ...
— The Amours of Zeokinizul, King of the Kofirans - Translated from the Arabic of the famous Traveller Krinelbol • Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crbillon


Words linked to "Prepossession" :   thought, sentiment, opinion, view, persuasion, prepossess, condition, preconceived opinion, status, parti pris


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