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Definition of Preconceived
1. Adjective. (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice. "Certain preconceived notions"
Definition of Preconceived
1. Adjective. (context: of an opinion or notion) Conceived beforehand: formed ahead of time. ¹
2. Verb. (past of preconceive) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Preconceived
1. preconceive [v] - See also: preconceive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preconceived
Literary usage of Preconceived
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1893)
"the knowledge of which would have induced the vendor not to part with his
goods.1 Thus if it can be shown that the vendee had a preconceived intention of ..."
2. The Psychology of Drawing: With Special Reference to Laboratory Teaching by Fred Carleton Ayer (1916)
"I. The preconceived Purpose. The preconceived purpose of drawing varies with the
individual and the occasion. It may be (a) to fix an object in ..."
3. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"... no full-length portrait on the literary easel, to be painted by the aid of
documents, and with a certain preconceived conception of pictorial harmony. ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... if, by clinging stubbornly to preconceived notions, you prevent a renewal of
concord, will be ascribed to you as the authors of them. ..."
5. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1830)
"these worms were fully authenticated by zoologists; for, with the assistance of
fancy, or preconceived theory, foreign bodies might very easily be taken for ..."
6. Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1893)
"... who find in the T,wu Teh King confirmation of their preconceived theories of
his meaning, and of their preconceived wishes on his behalf. ..."
7. The Desert: Further Studies in Natural Appearances by John Charles Van Dyke (1907)
"The preconceived impression of the mind refuses to make room for the actual
impression of the eyes, and in consequence we are misled and deluded. ..."
8. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1893)
"the knowledge of which would have induced the vendor not to part with his
goods.1 Thus if it can be shown that the vendee had a preconceived intention of ..."
9. The Psychology of Drawing: With Special Reference to Laboratory Teaching by Fred Carleton Ayer (1916)
"I. The preconceived Purpose. The preconceived purpose of drawing varies with the
individual and the occasion. It may be (a) to fix an object in ..."
10. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"... no full-length portrait on the literary easel, to be painted by the aid of
documents, and with a certain preconceived conception of pictorial harmony. ..."
11. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... if, by clinging stubbornly to preconceived notions, you prevent a renewal of
concord, will be ascribed to you as the authors of them. ..."
12. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1830)
"these worms were fully authenticated by zoologists; for, with the assistance of
fancy, or preconceived theory, foreign bodies might very easily be taken for ..."
13. Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1893)
"... who find in the T,wu Teh King confirmation of their preconceived theories of
his meaning, and of their preconceived wishes on his behalf. ..."
14. The Desert: Further Studies in Natural Appearances by John Charles Van Dyke (1907)
"The preconceived impression of the mind refuses to make room for the actual
impression of the eyes, and in consequence we are misled and deluded. ..."
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