predilection : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: predilection	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for predilection
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
predilection n a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" Synonym(s): predilection, preference, orientation a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" Synonym(s): preference, penchant, predilection, taste
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Predilection \Pre`di*lec"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p. p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. pr[82]dilection. See {Diligent}.] A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality. --Burke.