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Catttt Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The possessed

Does "the possessed" mean "slaves"?

Context:

Most teeth in art belonged to dirty old men, misers, drunks, whores, gypsies, people undergoing experiences of
religious ecstasy, lunatics, and the possessed.
  

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red apple Does "the possessed" mean "slaves"? No. It implies "taken over by an evil spirit", but more commonly it means out of one's mind, mentally ill.

— CalifJim

  • red apple Does "the possessed" mean "slaves"?
  • No.
  • It implies "taken over by an evil spirit", but more commonly it means out of one's mind, mentally ill.
  • CJ
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red appleDoes "the possessed" mean "slaves"?
No. It implies "taken over by an evil spirit", but more commonly it means out of one's mind, mentally ill.
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CJ
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Hi CJ. And does "dirty" in "dirty old men" mean the dirt in their appearance (poor beggars) or in their soul (***** old men)?

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Probably literal dirt, but it's ambiguous.

CJ

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