Possession — synonyms, definition

1. possession (Noun)

acceptance acquiring acquisition claws clutches control custody domain getting grasp hold holding intake keeping mercy monomania occupancy occupation ownership receipt • • •

possession (Noun) — The act of having and controlling property.

possession (Noun) — Anything owned or possessed.

possession (Noun) — Being controlled by passion or the supernatural.

possession (Noun) — A mania restricted to one thing or idea.

possession (Noun) — A territory that is controlled by a ruling state.

possession (Noun) — The trait of resolutely controlling your own behaviour. ex. "an imperturbable self-possession"

possession (Noun) — (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck). ex. "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"

cacoethes control district dominion enchantment firmness firmness of purpose mania passion relation resoluteness resolution resolve spell territorial dominion territory trance American Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Faeroe Islands Faeroes Faroe Islands Faroes French Oceania French Polynesia Gilbert and Ellice Islands Macao Macau United States Virgin Islands actual possession assets belongings circumstances constructive possession criminal possession holding keeping • • •