Possession word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "possession" word

[noun] anything owned or possessed
[noun] the act of possessing; "they took possession of the ball"
[noun] a mania restricted to one thing or idea
[noun] being controlled by passion or the supernatural

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\Pos*ses"sion\, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.] 1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own. 2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful. Note: Possession may be either actual or constructive; actual, when a party has the immediate occupancy; constructive, when he has only the right to such occupancy. 3. The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions. When the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. --Matt. xix. 22. Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. --Acts v. 1. The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. --Ob. 17. 4. The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as, demoniacal possession. How long hath this possession held the man? --Shak. {To give possession}, to put in another's power or occupancy. {To put in possession}.
(a) To invest with ownership or occupancy; to provide or furnish with; as, to put one in possession of facts or information.
(b) (Law) To place one in charge of property recovered in ejectment or writ of entry. {To take possession}, to enter upon, or to bring within one's power or occupancy. {Writ of possession} (Law), a precept directing a sheriff to put a person in peaceable possession of property recovered in ejectment or writ of entry.
\Pos*ses"sion\, v. t. To invest with property. [Obs.]

Synonyms for possession

monomania, ownership

Related terms: accessories, acquire, belongings, buffer state, bulging purse, complex, composure, dementia, duchy, equanimity, equilibrium, folie, high tax bracket, land, levelheadedness, luxuriousness, mandant, material wealth, obsession, paraphernalia, pelf, possessions, presence of mind, principate, riches, secure, seize, six-figure income, theft, toparchy

The fun area, different aproach to word »possession«

Let's analyse "possession" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOISSESSOP. Average typing speed for these characters is 2770 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. --- ... ... . ... ... .. --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: possession: 6 + 5 + 9 + 6 = 26, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: possession: 7 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 42, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (4)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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