What does possessing mean?
Definitions for possessing
pos·sess·ing
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Possessing
of Possess
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of possessing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of possessing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of possessing in a Sentence
Women have served all these centuries as looking-glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size.
What makes men of genius, or rather, what they make, is not new ideas, it is that idea -- possessing them -- that what has been said has still not been said enough.
We are sick and tired of children in our community coming into contact with firearms and possessing them and using them in these types of manners.
Shipbuilders in their time period referred to certain parts of a ship as the 'forepeak'. Were there any viable restrictions which prevented a sailing vessel from possessing more than 'fore'; mayhaps five or ten of such peaks?
Some statesmen have been tagged as having great 'foresight' in their deliberations and activities. Are there any historical records of outstanding statesmen as possessing 'sight' in the ninth, tenth or double digit degree in their particular category of achievement?
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