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:
“A fool may be a dangerous customer, but the fact of his having such a vulnerable top-end turns danger into a first-rate sport; and whatever defects the old administration in Russia had, it must be conceded that it possessed one outstanding virtue—a lack of brains.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation.”
—Walter Lippmann (1889–1974)
“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)