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Definition of Prepossession

1. Noun. The condition of being prepossessed. "The king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"

2. Noun. An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence. "He did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"

Definition of Prepossession

1. n. Preoccupation; prior possession.

Definition of Prepossession

1. Noun. Preoccupation; having possession beforehand. ¹

2. Noun. A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prepossession

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prepossession

prepositionals prepositioned prepositioning prepositions prepositive prepositively prepositives prepositor prepositors prepositure

prepossess prepossessed prepossesses prepossessing prepossessingly prepossession (current term) prepossessions prepossessor prepossessors preposterate

preposterous preposterously preposterousness prepostor prepostors prepotencies prepotency prepotent prepotential prepotentials

Literary usage of Prepossession

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Orthodoxy: Its Truths and Errors by James Freeman Clarke (1918)
"This is what we call the Christian prepossession. And it regards the New Testament exactly as when a friend whose judgment we respect earnestly recommends ..."

2. Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross, Horace Meyer Kallen (1911)
"prepossession, prejudice, and anticipatory opinion are, perhaps, the most dangerous foes of the criminalist. It is believed that the danger from them is not ..."

3. Apologia: An Explanation and Defence by Edwin Abbott Abbott (1907)
"Some may say, " Impartially, on the evidence, and without prepossession, as we should study the biography of Mohammed. Put aside your belief that Jesus is ..."

4. Fact and Fable in Psychology by Joseph Jastrow (1900)
"MENTAL prepossession AND INERTIA THOSE who are actively engaged in educational pursuits ... This characteristic, which may be called mental prepossession, ..."

5. Fact and Fable in Psychology by Joseph Jastrow (1900)
"MENTAL prepossession AND INERTIA I THOSE who are actively engaged in educational pursuits ... This characteristic, which may be called mental prepossession, ..."

6. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"... displayed to the Roman world the fairest prospect of the new reign, and the emperor affected to confirm this favourable prepossession, by declaring, ..."

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