Possessed may refer to:
- Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
- Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
- Demonic possession, spirit possession by a malevolent entity
- Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
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Famous quotes containing the word possessed:
“An inexperienced heraldist resembles a medieval traveler who brings back from the East the faunal fantasies influenced by the domestic bestiary he possessed all along rather than by the results of direct zoological exploration.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“I doubt if men ever made a trade of heroism. In the days of Achilles, even, they delighted in big barns, and perchance in pressed hay, and he who possessed the most valuable team was the best fellow.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“I entered into their ceremonies. I pretended I was possessed by their gods.... The drums, the chanting, the lights. I heard a voice speaking in the sudden silence. My voice. I was speaking to the houngan. I was possessed.”
—Curtis Siodmak (1902–1988)