Difference between revisions of "Possessed"
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*B. noun. A possessed [[person]] or [[thing]]; esp. (with the and pl. concord) people possessed by a demon or [[spirit]] as a class; lunatics, demoniacs. | *B. noun. A possessed [[person]] or [[thing]]; esp. (with the and pl. concord) people possessed by a demon or [[spirit]] as a class; lunatics, demoniacs. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:33, 17 November 2009
Definitions
- A. adjective.
- 1. Held as property; owned, occupied; taken as property, seized, assumed. Now chiefly literary and poet.
- 2. a. Inhabited and controlled by a demon or spirit; lunatic, mad. Freq. predic.
- 3. As the second element in instrumental compounds: dominated, controlled, or affected by a specified influence or agent.
- 4. Kept calm or steady, composed. Cf. SELF-POSSESSED adj. rare.
- B. noun. A possessed person or thing; esp. (with the and pl. concord) people possessed by a demon or spirit as a class; lunatics, demoniacs.
