Possessed
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Adjective
- controlled by evil spirits
- He was exorcised because he was thought to be possessed by the Devil.
- seized by powerful emotions
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe:
- Oh, what ridiculous resolutions men take when possessed with fear!
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe:
- having, owning
- The president was possessed of great wealth.