prepossession
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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
In attempting this the writer does so not from the standpoint of the theologian or the professional clergyman, but from that of a liberal thinker with mind unfettered by any prepossession.
From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various
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
I may be foolish to do so--the prepossession may be false--the motives for such belief may be slight; but yet that belief is strong.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
And his strong and awful prepossession in favor of the Bible led him, first of all, to go to the book.
From Prisoners of Conscience by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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"Common Sense," Vocabulary from the pamphlet
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