Prosopolepsy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prosopolepsy \Pros`o*po*lep"sy\, n. [Gr. ?; pro`swpon a face, a
     person + ? a taking, receiving, ? to take.]
     Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or
     prejudice against a person, formed from his external
     appearance. [R.] --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]