Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRO-PENSE'
PRO-PEND'INGPRO-PEN'SION, or PRO-PEN'SI-TY
PRO-PENSE', a. [propens'; L. propensus.]
Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed, either to good or evil; as, women propense to holiness. – Hooker.
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