professed
[ pruh-fest ]
adjective
avowed; acknowledged.
professing to be qualified; professional, rather than amateur.
having taken the vows of, or been received into, a religious order.
alleged; pretended.
Origin of professed
1Other words from professed
- half-pro·fessed, adjective
- non·pro·fessed, adjective
- self-pro·fessed, adjective
- un·pro·fessed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for professed
professed
/ (prəˈfɛst) /
adjective(prenominal)
avowed or acknowledged
alleged or pretended
professing to be qualified as: a professed philosopher
having taken vows of a religious order
Derived forms of professed
- professedly (prəˈfɛsɪdlɪ), adverb
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