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prepossession(noun) An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence. Synonyms: parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconceptionUsage: It shocked him a little that she should give him so marked a lead: it did not tally altogether with his prepossessions about the modesty of the feminine temperament.
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She felt a great deal of good-will towards him. In spite of the mischief of his attentions, she owed him gratitude and regard, perhaps compassion.
She could not help thinking much of the extraordinary circumstances attending their acquaintance, of the right which he seemed to have to interest her, by everything in situation, by his own sentiments, by his early prepossession.
It was altogether very extraordinary; flattering, but painful. There was much to regret.
~Jane Austen
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Commmon sense is a set of false prepossessions we acquire by the age of 16.
~Albert Einstein
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"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." is the actual quote by Einstein. But in my opinion "false prepossessions" require at least two years to become harded prejudices.
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Ah yes, how much easier political debate would be without prepossesions.
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Never begin a sentence with a prepossession. 
"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you"? -William A. Ward
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