possessão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin possessiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.seˈsɐ̃w̃/ [po.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.sɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧são

Noun

possessão f (plural possessões)

1. possession; ownership (the act of owning something)
2. possession (something that is owned)

   Synonym: propriedade

3. possession (territory under the rule of another country)

   Synonyms: colónia, domínio

4. (parapsychology, religion) possession (the condition of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity)

Related terms

• possessivo
• possuir

Further reading

• “possessão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024