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possession

noun

1 possession

The act of having and controlling property.

synonym: ownership.

Roget 777: possession, seizin [Law], seisin [Law]; ownership etc. 780; occupancy; hold, holding; tenure, tenancy, feodality, dependency; villenage, ... show more

Roget 780: property, possession, suum cuique [Lat.], meum et tuum [Lat.].    ownership, proprietorship, lordship; seignority; empire etc. (dominion) 737.    interest, stake, ... show more

Roget 980: demon, daemon, demonry, demonology; evil genius, fiend, familiar, daeva, devil; bad spirit, unclean spirit; cacodemon, incubus, ... show more

Dutch: bezit

2 possession

Anything owned or possessed.

Dutch: bezit, boeltje, goed, have, possessie, propriƫteit
Polish: dobra

3 possession

Being controlled by passion or the supernatural.

4 possession

A mania restricted to one thing or idea.

synonym: monomania.

Dutch: monomanie
Polish: monomania

5 possession

A territory that is controlled by a ruling state.

Dutch: bezit, bezetenheid

6 possession

The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.

synonyms: self-command, self-control, self-possession, self-will, will power, willpower.

Dutch: wilskracht, zelfbeheersing, zelfcontrole

7 possession

sport The act of controlling the ball (or puck).


Moby thesaurus: aberration, abnormality, accessories, acquest, acquire, acquisition, affluence, alienation, ally, aplomb, appointments, appurtenances, archduchy, archdukedom, assets, assurance, baggage, balance, bedevilment, belongings ... show more.

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