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unpossessed

unpossessed

9.3
Not controlled by a spirit or demon
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.pəˈzɛst/
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  • After the ritual, the priest declared the girl unpossessed and safe to rejoin her family.

Examples

  • The villagers believed the house was finally unpossessed after years of strange occurrences.

  • He claimed to be unpossessed and free from any evil influence.

  • The unpossessed child played joyfully in the park.

  • She felt unpossessed after the meditation session.

  • After the ritual, the priest declared the girl unpossessed and safe to rejoin her family.

  • He claimed to be unpossessed and free from any evil influence.

  • The villagers believed the house was finally unpossessed after years of strange occurrences.

Antonyms

possessed
  • Literature
8.2

Controlled by an evil spirit

Surface Forms

unpossessed positive

Morphology

unpossessed = possessed (transparent) = un + possess + ed

The adjective is formed by straightforward negation of 'possessed' (i.e., 'not possessed'), which is clear to learners familiar with 'possessed'.

Etymology

Unpossessed breaks into un- meaning 'not' and possessed, from an old word meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'. So a person who is unpossessed is 'not held' by a spirit and is free from supernatural control.