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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

• possession are the following: —    • making a PACT with the Devil or demons    • participating in occult or spiritualist rites, including playing with divination devices such as a OUIJA™ or doing automatic writing    • offering or dedicating a child to SATAN    • being the… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

• Shinji Takahashi — Nihongo|Shinji Takahashi|高橋 信次|Takahashi Shinji|extra=September 21, 1927 June 25, 1976 was a Japanese religious leader, corporate manager and hardware engineer.Founder of the new religion/religious corporation God Light Association (GLA), born in …   Wikipedia

• exorcism —    The expulsion of DEMONs and other unwanted spirits from a person or place. Rites of exorcism have been performed since ancient times as remedies against the negative or malevolent influences of spirits, such as the perceived cause of illnesses …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

• Exorcism — (from Late Latin exorcismus , from Greek exorkizein to adjure) is the practice of evicting demons or other evil spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed. The practice is quite ancient and part of the… …   Wikipedia