prepossession

Example Sentences

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My own prepossession is still in favor of Alberti.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

This prepossession I afterward found confirmed, not only by her own share in the conversation, but by its effect on myself; I always feel that our intercourse unfolds, not only her powers, but my own.

From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by More, Hannah

I cannot take it upon myself to say—I cannot possibly answer—but I do not know of any prepossession in her case, and I am sure she can have no objection to listen to you.

From Pride and Predjudice, a play by Mackaye, Mary Keith Medbery

A learning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent inclination.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Men," he says, "are carried by a natural instinct or prepossession to repose faith in their senses.

From Heresy: Its Utility And Morality A Plea And A Justification by Bradlaugh, Charles