prepossession
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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
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
We are apt, under the influence of prepossession or prejudice, to remember certain coincidences better than others, and so to imagine extra-casual coincidence where none exists.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
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
It is far more probable that, approaching his subject with a strong prepossession, he was positively blind to anything that told against his own view.
From The Age of Tennyson by Walker, Hugh
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