† prosopolepsyn.

Forms: 1600s prosopolepsie, 1600s–1800s prosopolepsy.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin prosopolepsia; Greek προσωποληψία.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin prosopolepsia respect of persons, partiality, favouritism (a1546) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek προσωποληψία (New Testament) < προσωπολήπτης respecter of persons (New Testament; < ancient Greek πρόσωπον face (see prosopon n.) + the stem of λαμβάνειν to take, accept (see -labe comb. form) + -της , suffix forming agent nouns; compare Hellenistic Greek πρόσωπον λαμβάνειν to respect a person (Septuagint)) + -ία -y suffix³; compare -lepsy comb. form. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (prǫsō^u·poˌle:psi, -lī:psi) /prɒˈsəʊpəʊˌlɛpsɪ/, /-ˌliːpsɪ/.

Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).

Partiality or undue favour shown towards a particular person, or towards people of a particular class, rank, etc. Cf. acception n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [noun] > partiality

acceptionc1384

favour1393

accepting of persons (also faces)1395

acceptation of personsc1400

partiality1421

acceptance of persons1531

affecta1547

affection1547

partialness1561

prosopolepsy1646

favouritism1763

one-sidedness1830

biasness1872

1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III Ded. The Historiographer, veritable; free from all Prosopolepsyes, or partiall respects.

1657 J. Tombes Anti-pædobaptism: 3rd Pt. xxiii. 146 Acts of special grace undue to some persons, not to others..would argue unjust prosopolepsy.

1678 R. Cudworth tr. Origen in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 567 The Assumption of it was neither Fortuitous nor Partial, or with Prosopolepsie (the Acception of Persons) but bestowed upon it justly for the Merit of its Vertues.

1749 W. Sewel Large Dict. Eng. & Dutch (ed. 4) I. 376/2 Prosopolepsy, Aanneeming des persoons.

1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 116 The English rule is a model of justice. There is no prosopolepsy in it; no respect of persons. All men are equal, and have equal rights.

Derivatives

† prosopolepsian n. Obsolete rare a person given to prosopolepsy, one who shows favour or partiality.

ΚΠ

1647 J. Heydon Discov. Fairfax 11 God's no Prosopolepsian, he respects the poore as well as the rich.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	prosopolepsy
释义	† prosopolepsyn. Forms: 1600s prosopolepsie, 1600s–1800s prosopolepsy. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin prosopolepsia; Greek προσωποληψία. Etymology: < post-classical Latin prosopolepsia respect of persons, partiality, favouritism (a1546) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek προσωποληψία (New Testament) < προσωπολήπτης respecter of persons (New Testament; < ancient Greek πρόσωπον face (see prosopon n.) + the stem of λαμβάνειν to take, accept (see -labe comb. form) + -της , suffix forming agent nouns; compare Hellenistic Greek πρόσωπον λαμβάνειν to respect a person (Septuagint)) + -ία -y suffix³; compare -lepsy comb. form. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (prǫsō^u·poˌle:psi, -lī:psi) /prɒˈsəʊpəʊˌlɛpsɪ/, /-ˌliːpsɪ/. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.). Partiality or undue favour shown towards a particular person, or towards people of a particular class, rank, etc. Cf. acception n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [noun] > partiality acceptionc1384 favour1393 accepting of persons (also faces)1395 acceptation of personsc1400 partiality1421 acceptance of persons1531 affecta1547 affection1547 partialness1561 prosopolepsy1646 favouritism1763 one-sidedness1830 biasness1872 1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III Ded. The Historiographer, veritable; free from all Prosopolepsyes, or partiall respects. 1657 J. Tombes Anti-pædobaptism: 3rd Pt. xxiii. 146 Acts of special grace undue to some persons, not to others..would argue unjust prosopolepsy. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. Origen in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 567 The Assumption of it was neither Fortuitous nor Partial, or with Prosopolepsie (the Acception of Persons) but bestowed upon it justly for the Merit of its Vertues. 1749 W. Sewel Large Dict. Eng. & Dutch (ed. 4) I. 376/2 Prosopolepsy, Aanneeming des persoons. 1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 116 The English rule is a model of justice. There is no prosopolepsy in it; no respect of persons. All men are equal, and have equal rights. Derivatives † prosopolepsian n. Obsolete rare a person given to prosopolepsy, one who shows favour or partiality. ΚΠ 1647 J. Heydon Discov. Fairfax 11 God's no Prosopolepsian, he respects the poore as well as the rich. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1646
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