Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prepossession"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prepossession \Pre`pos*ses"sion\, n.
1. Preoccupation; prior possession. --Hammond.
2. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression,
already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression;
bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable
sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood. ``The
prejudices and prepossessions of the country.'' --Sir W.
Scott.
Syn: Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See
{Bent}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prepossession
n 1: the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's
prepossession in my favor is very valuable"
2: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he
did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: {preconception},
{parti pris}, {preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea},
{preconceived notion}]
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