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English
Etymology
From possession + -istic.
Adjective
possessionistic (comparative more possessionistic, superlative most possessionistic)
- Pertaining to possessionism
- 1995 Sebastian Rust, Re: 3D Dungeons and Dragons RPG MUD--Why the hell not???? Group: comp.sys.mac.games
- Am I being a bit too possessionistic about this? Well anyways, if it's not how -I- would've made it, you can bet on mine coming out by all means (guy reading this mutters "dreamer...") Oh yeah? Just WATCH me!
2005, M Veerander, Buddhism: art, architecture, literature & philosophy:All this effort at aligning the revolution of reaffirmation with Andhradesa need neither be construed adventuristic or possessionistic.
- 2010 James Paget, Jews, Christians and Jewish Christians in Antiquity - Page 353
- Secondly, his attempts to show that the possessionistic Christology he is proposing is the earliest Christology lacks support on two grounds: (i) there is no evidence that Paul disagreed with his opponents on matters of Christology