prepossession
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And so, when facts come to light which do not chime in with his prepossession, he does his best either to discredit them or to set them down as immoral, heretical or contrary to policy.
From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis
Above all, the critic should be impartial, and by no means allow himself to be biassed by either prejudice or prepossession, whether personal or political.
It was some time before his prepossession allowed him to discover that she was weak and ill-informed, selfish and bad-tempered.
From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by More, Hannah
A prepossession of this kind was an unhappy one, and easily affiliated itself with the spirit of the house, which was markedly a quarrelsome spirit.
From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
The Anthologies of Diabolical Literature may be considered, I trust, without any risk of offence to any theological or philosophical prepossession.
From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various
Vocabulary lists containing prepossession
"Common Sense," Vocabulary from the pamphlet
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