prepossessionn.

Brit.

/ˌpriːpəˈzɛʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpripəˈzɛʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1600s praepossession, 1600s– prepossession.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, possession n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + possession n., in sense 1a after prepossess v. With sense 2 compare slightly earlier prepossessed adj., prepossessing adj. 1.

a. The action or fact of having or taking possession beforehand; prior possession or occupancy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > [noun] > possession beforehand

prepossession1638

1638 J. Shirley Royall Master iii. l. 20 Prepossession Of hearts is a lewd thing to wrastle with.

1654 H. Hammond Of Fund. in Notion viii. 67 To give piety the prepossession, before other competitors..should be able to pretend to him.

1659 R. Boyle Some Motives & Incentives to Love of God 162 Affording them a full Præ-possession of all the Objects of Desire.

1734 W. Crawford Short Man. against Infidelity xxiv. 175 I have heavenly Qualities and Joys already begun in me; I have a Pre-possession of Heaven.

1820 J. Mair Tyro's Dict. (ed. 10) 378 Praesumptio,..prepossession, pre-occupation.

1987 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 25 June 3 We moved in on a prepossession agreement and discovered there was no hot-water heater.

2005 Fair Disclosure Wire (Nexis) 28 June Administrative expenses increased as a percentage of revenue due primarily to expensing additional rent related to prepossession of space prior to the beginning of the lease.

†b. A previous or former possession. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 331 In after Ages many Colonies dispersed, and some thereof upon the coasts of Africa, and the prepossessions of his [sc. Ham's] elder brothers.

2. A preconceived opinion; a prejudice, a bias; (now also) the condition of being favourably predisposed towards a person or thing. Also: †the act of influencing a person beforehand (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > [noun]

forejudging1571

preoccupation1572

prejudicateness1603

prejudicacy1608

forestalment1611

prepossession1638

anticipation1640

prejudice1643

biasedness1667

prevention1671

engagement1689

prejudgement1799

strabismus1844

parti pris1860

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > [noun] > instance of

prejudgementa1538

prejudice1563

preconceit1593

preconceptiona1631

prepossession1638

presentiment1751

unconscious bias1784

sizeism1971

1638 E. Reynolds Meditations on Holy Sacrament of Lords Last Super xii. 84 The extirpations of all those presumptions, prepossessions, and principles of corruption.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. v God..blesses holy Meditations with results of Reason, and prepossessions dogmatically decreeing the necessity of Vertue.

a1662 T. Craufurd Hist. Univ. Edinb. (1808) 108 And by strong prepossession, many of the new elected Counceillers [were] wrought to the contrary side.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 202 It is the noblest Act of human Reason To free itself from slavish Prepossession.

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 173 The prepossessions of the Vulgar for men in power and authority are blind.

1786 F. Burney Lett. 19 June The prepossession the Queen has taken in my favour is truly extraordinary.

1816 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 662 The lending of the Sheets to my Enemies at Clifton, while it was printing, was not the best way of creating a prepossession in it's favor.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. x. 247 The King's strong personal prepossessions against the ministers of the late Queen.

1871 J. Morley Carlyle in Crit. Misc. (1878) 1st Ser. 163 To chime in most harmoniously with prepossessions.

1949 N. Cardozo Paradoxes Legal Science 126 If reasoning is vitiated at times by adhering to abstractions, it is vitiated also by starting with a prepossession and finding arguments to sustain it.

1988 P. L. Fermor Between Woods & Water iv. 113 The Court was prone to abstruse prepossessions.

2001 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 27 May 1 h Advancing age had bestowed upon her three fellows on the panel the gift of perspective, the capacity for reflection uncolored by prepossession.

Derivatives

† prepossessionary adj. Obsolete rare of the nature of a prepossession.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > [adjective] > affected by prejudice

prejudgedc1598

prepossessionary1757

loaded1942

1757 Herald 27 Oct. 40 Valour commonly carries with it a prepossessionary excuse, even for actions of temerity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prepossession
释义	prepossessionn. Brit. /ˌpriːpəˈzɛʃn/, U.S. /ˌpripəˈzɛʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1600s praepossession, 1600s– prepossession. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, possession n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + possession n., in sense 1a after prepossess v. With sense 2 compare slightly earlier prepossessed adj., prepossessing adj. 1. 1. a. The action or fact of having or taking possession beforehand; prior possession or occupancy. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > [noun] > possession beforehand prepossession1638 1638 J. Shirley Royall Master iii. l. 20 Prepossession Of hearts is a lewd thing to wrastle with. 1654 H. Hammond Of Fund. in Notion viii. 67 To give piety the prepossession, before other competitors..should be able to pretend to him. 1659 R. Boyle Some Motives & Incentives to Love of God 162 Affording them a full Præ-possession of all the Objects of Desire. 1734 W. Crawford Short Man. against Infidelity xxiv. 175 I have heavenly Qualities and Joys already begun in me; I have a Pre-possession of Heaven. 1820 J. Mair Tyro's Dict. (ed. 10) 378 Praesumptio,..prepossession, pre-occupation. 1987 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 25 June 3 We moved in on a prepossession agreement and discovered there was no hot-water heater. 2005 Fair Disclosure Wire (Nexis) 28 June Administrative expenses increased as a percentage of revenue due primarily to expensing additional rent related to prepossession of space prior to the beginning of the lease. †b. A previous or former possession. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 331 In after Ages many Colonies dispersed, and some thereof upon the coasts of Africa, and the prepossessions of his [sc. Ham's] elder brothers. View more context for this quotation 2. A preconceived opinion; a prejudice, a bias; (now also) the condition of being favourably predisposed towards a person or thing. Also: †the act of influencing a person beforehand (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > [noun] forejudging1571 preoccupation1572 prejudicateness1603 prejudicacy1608 forestalment1611 prepossession1638 anticipation1640 prejudice1643 biasedness1667 prevention1671 engagement1689 prejudgement1799 strabismus1844 parti pris1860 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > [noun] > instance of prejudgementa1538 prejudice1563 preconceit1593 preconceptiona1631 prepossession1638 presentiment1751 unconscious bias1784 sizeism1971 1638 E. Reynolds Meditations on Holy Sacrament of Lords Last Super xii. 84 The extirpations of all those presumptions, prepossessions, and principles of corruption. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. v God..blesses holy Meditations with results of Reason, and prepossessions dogmatically decreeing the necessity of Vertue. a1662 T. Craufurd Hist. Univ. Edinb. (1808) 108 And by strong prepossession, many of the new elected Counceillers [were] wrought to the contrary side. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 202 It is the noblest Act of human Reason To free itself from slavish Prepossession. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 173 The prepossessions of the Vulgar for men in power and authority are blind. 1786 F. Burney Lett. 19 June The prepossession the Queen has taken in my favour is truly extraordinary. 1816 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 662 The lending of the Sheets to my Enemies at Clifton, while it was printing, was not the best way of creating a prepossession in it's favor. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. x. 247 The King's strong personal prepossessions against the ministers of the late Queen. 1871 J. Morley Carlyle in Crit. Misc. (1878) 1st Ser. 163 To chime in most harmoniously with prepossessions. 1949 N. Cardozo Paradoxes Legal Science 126 If reasoning is vitiated at times by adhering to abstractions, it is vitiated also by starting with a prepossession and finding arguments to sustain it. 1988 P. L. Fermor Between Woods & Water iv. 113 The Court was prone to abstruse prepossessions. 2001 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 27 May 1 h Advancing age had bestowed upon her three fellows on the panel the gift of perspective, the capacity for reflection uncolored by prepossession. Derivatives † prepossessionary adj. Obsolete rare of the nature of a prepossession. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > [adjective] > affected by prejudice prejudgedc1598 prepossessionary1757 loaded1942 1757 Herald 27 Oct. 40 Valour commonly carries with it a prepossessionary excuse, even for actions of temerity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638
随便看	fistfights fistfought fistfree fistfuck fistfucked fistfucker fistfucking fistfucks fistful fistfuls fistiana fistic fistic nut fistic tree fistical fisticuff fisticuffer fisticuffers fisticuffery fisticuffing fisticuffs fistify fisting fisting cur fisting dog