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Definition of possessed of - 1 dictionary result

pos⋅sessed

  [puh-zest]
Use possessed of in a Sentence
–adjective
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.
—Idiom
3. possessed of, having; possessing: He is possessed of intelligence and ambition.
Origin:
1525–35; possess + -ed 2

Related forms:
pos⋅sess⋅ed⋅ly  [puh-zes-id-lee, -zest-lee] , adverb
pos⋅sess⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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