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• Person — • Discusses (1) the definition of person , especially with reference to the doctrine of the Incarnation; and (2) the use of the word persona and its Greek equivalents in connection with the Trinitarian disputes. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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

• possessed possessions —    Objects attached by spirits. Any object can become possessed by a spirit, which may cause disturbances in an environment. The term possessed possessions was coined by Ed Okonowicz, a Delaware paranormal researcher.    Objects can become… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

• person — In general usage, a human being (i.e. natural person), though by statute term may include labor organizations, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers. See e.g. National… …   Black's law dictionary

• By Love Possessed — is a novel by James Gould Cozzens. It was published in 1957 by Harcourt Brace and Company. The novel was a bestseller and critically acclaimed. It was awarded the Howells prize, an award given every five years to the best novel of the previous 5… …   Wikipedia

• like a man/woman possessed — with a lot of energy or force : like a person who is completely controlled by some powerful emotion, spirit, etc. He pounded on the door like a man possessed, yelling for someone to let him in. • • • Main Entry: ↑possessed …   Useful english dictionary

• LEGAL PERSON — LEGAL PERSON, a body of men or of property which the law, in imitation of the personality of human beings, treats artificially as subject of rights and duties independent of its component parts. The classic example of a legal person is the  … …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Mayan languages — Maya language redirects here. For other uses, see Maya language (disambiguation). Mayan Geographic distribution: Mesoamerica: Southern Mexico; …   Wikipedia

• Classical Nahuatl grammar — The grammar of Classical Nahuatl is agglutinative, head marking, and makes extensive use of compounding, noun incorporation and derivation. That is, it can add many different prefixes and suffixes to a root until very long words are formed. Very… …   Wikipedia

• MAGIC — Early Magic Broadly defined, magic is a system of non canonical ritual practices aiming at changing reality. In early Jewish magic this system was based on the use of powerful verbal performative formulae – incantations – whose oral or written… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• fairies —    Beings who occupy a middle realm between Earth and heaven. Fairies have magical powers and are sometimes associated with DEMONs and FALLEN ANGELS. In lore, they are capable of bewitchment and POSSESSION, requiring EXORCISM.    Fairy originates …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology