prepossession

1. (uncountable) Preoccupation; having possession beforehand.Examples: "I am fully sensible to the greatness of that freedom, which I take with you on the present occasion; a liberty which seemed to me scarcely allowable, when I reflected on that distinguished and dignified station in which you stand, and the almost general prejudice and prepossession, which is so prevalent in the world against those of my complexion."; "It opens his designs to his family, it introduces you among them, it diffuses through the party those pleasantest feelings of our nature, eager curiosity and warm prepossession."uncountable

2. (countable) A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice.Examples: "The spontaneous intellect of man always defines the divine which it feels in ways that harmonise with its temporary intellectual prepossessions."countable