different between blessing vs possession
blessing
English
Etymology
From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English bl?tsung, bl?dsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bl?s.??/
- Rhymes: -?s??
Noun
blessing (plural blessings)
- Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
- A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
- Good fortune.
- (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony.
- The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
- Something someone is glad of.
- A prayer before a meal; grace.
- A group of unicorns.
- 2008, Betsy Schiffman, "Time To Trash the Intellectual Property System, Says Report", Wired, 11 September 2008:
- And since we’re laying out our wishes, we’d also like a blessing of unicorns and one million dollars.
- 2009, Andrew Orlowski, "Facebook music dashboard: Revenue at last?", The Register, 13 September 2011:
- Then a blessing of unicorns charged into the studio, and I was carried away to be re-educated.
- 2011, Suzette Mayr, Monoceros, Coach House Books (2011), ?ISBN, page 94:
- She just wants to talk to her friends on www.unicornwillsaveus.com or write in her journal or flump on her bedroom floor with her blessing of unicorns: her posters, figurines, stickers, temporary tattoos of anatomically correct unicorns.
- 2008, Betsy Schiffman, "Time To Trash the Intellectual Property System, Says Report", Wired, 11 September 2008:
Antonyms
- curse
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
blessing
- present participle of bless
Anagrams
- glibness
blessing From the web:
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possession
English
Etymology
From Latin possessi?, possessi?nis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??z???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
possession (countable and uncountable, plural possessions)
- Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
- Something that is owned.
- The car quickly became his most prized possession.
- I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
- Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
- The car is in my possession.
- I'm in possession of the car.
- A territory under the rule of another country.
- Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.
- The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
- Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.
- The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
- (sports) Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
- The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
- Defender Colin O'Riordan had 41 possessions in the NEAFL last week to continue his outstanding form, while Ryan Clarke had 47 in the Swans' big loss to Brisbane.
- 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
- (linguistics) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
- Some languages distinguish between a construction like 'my car', which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone else's — and one like 'my foot', which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.
Usage notes
- One who possesses is often said to have possession (of), hold possession (of), or be in possession (of).
- One who acquires is often said to take possession (of), gain possession (of), or come into possession (of).
Synonyms
- ight (obsolete)
- (taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): owndom, retention
- See also Thesaurus:property
Antonyms
- (taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): absence
Hyponyms
- mortmain
Translations
Verb
possession (third-person singular simple present possessions, present participle possessioning, simple past and past participle possessioned)
- (obsolete) To invest with property.
French
Etymology
From Latin possessionem (nominative of possessio)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?.s?.sj??/
Noun
possession f (plural possessions)
- possession
Derived terms
- prendre possession
Further reading
- “possession” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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- what possession mean
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- what possessions do i really need
- what possession is most important to you
- what is considered possession
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