obsession
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin obsessio (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛʃən
Noun
obsession (countable and uncountable, plural obsessions)
- A compulsive or irrational preoccupation.
- An unhealthy fixation.
- Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.
- 1973, Jessie Penn-Lewis, Evan Roberts, War on the Saints, →ISBN.
- if an evil spirit counterfeits the presence of God, and comes upon the man as an influence only, it may be described as obsession; but when a footing is gained in him, it is "possession," because the obsessing spirits have gained access, and possess the ground they hold, up to the extent of the ground given.
- 1999, Mary E. McDonough, God's Plan of Redemption, page 85, →ISBN.
- They should see that a perception of their identification with the Victor of Calvary is absolutely necessary if they are to constantly and victoriously resist the obsession of evil spirits.
- 2007, James E. Padgett, The Teachings of Jesus, page 100, →ISBN.
- It is true, that by the workings of the law of attraction, and the susceptibility of mortals to the influence of spirit powers, mortals may become obsessed by the spirits of evil—that is evil spirits of men who once lived on earth—and this obsession may become so complete and powerful that the living mortal may lose all power to resist this influence of the evil spirits...
- 1973, Jessie Penn-Lewis, Evan Roberts, War on the Saints, →ISBN.
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Translations
compulsive or irrational preoccupation
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unhealthy fixation
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Further reading
- “obsession”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “obsession”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin obsessio (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess.
Pronunciation
Noun
obsession f (plural obsessions)
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Further reading
- “obsession”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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