Possession
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The word Possession might refer to:
[edit] Metaphysics
- Spirit possession, belief in the control of the behavior of a living thing or natural object by a spiritual being
- Demonic possession, belief in the control of a person by the Devil or other malevolent spirit
[edit] Entertainment
- Possession (Sarah McLachlan song), a 1993 song by Sarah McLachlan on her album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
- Possession (1981 film), starring Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani; dir. by Andrzej Zulawski
- Possession (TV series), 1985 Australian series
- Possession (2002 film), adaptation of the A. S. Byatt novel; with Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow
- Possession (2008 film), starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Possession (video game), a possibly cancelled console game
- Possession: A Romance, 1990 novel by A. S. Byatt
- "Possession", song on the 2005 Mandaryna.com2me album by the Polish singer Mandaryna
[edit] Law
- Possession (law), exclusive practical control of a thing, in the context of the legal implications of that control
[edit] Linguistics
- Possession (linguistics), grammatically expressed relationship such as control-of and ownership-of
- Inalienable possession, relationship between two objects that is irreversible
[edit] Geography
- Possession Street, Hong Kong
- Possession Point, former land form, Hong Kong
- Possession Sound, Washington state
- La Possession, French commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion
[edit] See also
- US Possession, soccer club on Réunion Island
- Possession Island (disambiguation)
- Possessive (disambiguation)
- Possessed (disambiguation)