Possession meaning

noun

1. the act of having and controlling property

   Synonymsownership

2. anything owned or possessed

3. being controlled by passion or the supernatural

4. a mania restricted to one thing or idea

   Synonymsmonomania

5. a territory that is controlled by a ruling state

6. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

   Synonymsself-controlself-possessionwillpowerwill powerself-commandself-will

7. (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)

   “they took possession of the ball on their own goal line”