possessions — possessions, belongings, effects, means, resources, assets can mean all the items that taken together constitute a person s or group s property or wealth. Possessions, belongings, effects stress ownership; means, resources, assets emphasize value … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Possessed — Possess Pos*sess (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Possessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Possessing}.] [L. possessus, p. p. of possidere to have, possess, from an inseparable prep. (cf. {Position}) + sedere to sit. See {Sit}.] 1. To occupy in person; to hold … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Loudun possessions — Urbain Grandier, who was convicted and executed as a result of the Loudun possessions The Loudun possessions were a group of supposed demonic possessions which took place in Loudun, France, in 1634. This case involved the Ursuline nuns of Loudun… … Wikipedia
Aix-en-Provence possessions — In 1611 at Aix en Provence (South of France), Father Louis Gaufridi was accused of causing demonic possession in the Ursuline nuns at Aix. He was found guilty and burned at the stake atop a pile of bushes, because they burned slower and hotter… … Wikipedia
Loudun Possessions — (1630–1634) Mass POSSESSION of Ursuline nuns of Loudun, France, who accused Father URBAIN GRANDIER as the source of their demonic afflictions. The Loudun Possessions were probably the most famous case of mass possession in history. Vividly… … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
Louviers possessions — The possessions at Louviers (Normandy, France), similar to those in Aix en Provence, occurred at the Louviers Convent in 1647. As with both the Aix case and its later counterpart in Loudun, the conviction of the priests involved hinged on the… … Wikipedia
Aix-en-Provence Possessions — (1609–1611) Sensational case of possessed Ursuline nuns, alleged immoral sex, and a PACT with the DEVIL, which led to the torture and execution of a priest. The Aix en Provence case is one of the first in France to produce a conviction based… … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
Louviers possessions — (1647) Mass demonic POSSESSIONs at a convent chapel of the Hospitaller sisters of St. Louis and St. Elizabeth in Louviers, France. The Louviers Possessions have similarities to the AIX EN PROVENCE POSSESSIONS and the LOUDUN POSSESSIONS.… … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
Soissons Possessions — (1582) The POSSESSION of four persons in Soissons, France, used by the Catholic Church in their campaign against the Protestant Huguenots. The Soissons Possessions resembled in many respects the MIRACLE OF LAON case and demonstrated the Real… … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
Seven in Lancashire Possessions — (1595–1597) En glish case of possessed children and adults, involving John Dee and the Puritan minister the REVEREND JOHN DARREL. The case bears similarities to the children in the THROCKMORTON POSSESSIONS, in that the children probably faked… … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
