1742, "a prepossession of the mind in favor of something"
from French prédilection (16th century)
noun from Medieval Latin praedilectus, past participle of prediligere "prefer before others"
A pure, unadulterated word
“But man has such a predilection for systems and abstract deductions that he is ready to distort the truth intentionally, he is ready to deny the evidence of his senses only to justify his logic.”
"Notes from the Underground"
~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
⚜ | classic definition |
☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |