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nonpossession

8.0

Not owning or controlling something

noun
/nɒn pəˈzɛʃən/

: no posesión

An institution's possession or nonpossession of a specified attribute contributes to its inclusion in or exclusion from the peer group; hence, those are dichotomous variables without magnitude.

Examples

Many people experience feelings of nonpossession when they realize they do not own property.
Supernatural explanations for ASCs, whether possession or nonpossession, are found in both tribal cultures and in the subcultures of complex industrial societies.

Academic text (1994)
In a minimalist lifestyle, nonpossession can lead to greater freedom and less stress.
The concept of nonpossession is often discussed in philosophical debates about materialism.

Antonyms

possession

230 2.0

The state of having or controlling something, especially property

How Possessive

ownership

187 2.5

possessorship

Specialized

8.3

part-owner

11 3.5

nonpossession

8.0

ownerless

1 5.6

Surface Forms

nonpossession singular

nonpossessions plural

Morphology

nonpossession = possession (transparent) = non + possession

The composition 'non-' + 'possession' directly yields 'not having ownership', matching the stated definition straightforwardly.

Etymology

The word nonpossession is made of non- ('not') and possession ('owning' or 'having'), the same root as possess. In this sense it means the state of 'not having' or not having control or ownership of something, such as when you do not own a document or item.