possession

Speech parts

1. possession - Noun

2. possession - Verb

Meaning

The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.

The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.

The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.

The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as, demoniacal possession.

To invest with property.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ownership dominion control title property occupation holding keeping tenure custody retention occupancy guardianship monomania self-possession
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Antonyms

championship need problem lack loss damage
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Hypernyms

dominion control district mania enchantment resolution

Hyponyms

property shirt holding keeping assets treasure

Phrases with the word

in possession of take possession of prized possession retain possession of recover possession keep possession of

Examples

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. Epicurus

The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much. John Chrysostom

Peace is truly the complete and undisturbed possession of what is desired. Maximus the Confessor

The house completed, possession defeated. Italian Proverb

The dupe who takes possession of a lame ox is seldom recognized as a fool. South African Proverb

I will not change a cottage in possession for a kingdom in reversion. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

possessing the ability to see possessingly possessingness possession arrow possession vine possessional