occupied by a demonic spirit or force; crazy, insane, mad
control, dominate; hold; have as a quality; own, have as property
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Possessed Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(imp. & p. p.)
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Possess
all-possessed
Diawledig = a. possessed of a devil
Meddedig = a. possessed, enjoyed
Adjective
1. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed"
(synonym) obsessed, possessed(p)
(similar) controlled
2. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
(synonym) amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)
(similar) insane
Verb
1. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
(hypernym) have, feature
(hyponym) exhibit
2. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
(synonym) own, have
(hyponym) prepossess
(verb-group) have, feature
(derivation) possession, ownership
3. enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"
(hypernym) dominate
Possessed Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Possessed may refer to:
- Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
- Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
- Demonic possession, spirit possession by a malevolent entity
- Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
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Possessed Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
possession, or possessed
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About