[puh-zest] 
| 1. | spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power (often fol. by by, of, or with): The army fought as if possessed. The village believed her to be possessed of the devil. |
| 2. | self-possessed; poised. |
| 3. | possessed of, having; possessing: He is possessed of intelligence and ambition. |
possessed by
Driven by, obsessed with, as in He was possessed by the idea of becoming a millionaire. This idiom employs possess in the sense of "dominate one's thoughts or ideas," a usage dating from the late 1500s.
