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Learn to pronounce pos·ses·sion

/pəˈzeSH(ə)n/
noun
  1. the state of having, owning, or controlling something.
    "he had taken possession of one of the sofas"
    synonyms: ownership, proprietorship, control, hands, keeping, care, custody, charge, hold, title, guardianship, seize, appropriate, impound, expropriate, sequestrate, sequester, confiscate, take, get, acquire, obtain, secure, procure, possess oneself of, get hold of, get one's hands on, help oneself to, occupy, conquer, capture, commandeer, requisition, distrain, attach, disseize, poind, get one's mitts on
  2. an item of property; something belonging to one.
    "I was alone with no money or possessions"
    synonyms: asset, thing, article, item owned, chattel, belongings, things, property, worldly goods, goods, personal effects, effects, stuff, assets, accoutrements, paraphernalia, impedimenta, bits and pieces, luggage, baggage, bags and baggage, chattels, movables, valuables, goods and chattels, gear, junk, traps, clobber, trek, dunnage, shit, crap
  3. the state of being controlled by a demon or spirit.
    "they prayed for protection against demonic possession"

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something that someone owns or has with them at a particular time: The value of his possessions came to about $1 million.

Possession

Law
In law, possession is the control a person intentionally exercises toward a thing. Like ownership, the possession of anything is commonly regulated by country under property law. In all cases, to possess something, a person must have an intention... Wikipedia
domination, actuation, or obsession by a feeling, idea, etc. the feeling or idea itself.
A possession is something that belongs to you. If you've got a special rubber ducky, that's one of your possessions, and it may even be your prized possession.
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Mar 26, 2024 · The meaning of POSSESSED is influenced or controlled by something (such as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea). How to use possessed in a ...
possession in American English · 1. a possessing or being possessed, as by ownership or occupancy; hold · 2. anything possessed · 3. [pl.] property; wealth · 4.