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:
“It is easier for a man to be thought fit for an employment that he has not, than for one he stands already possessed of, and is exercising.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“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)
“We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.”
—Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (1689–1755)