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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.
professed
/ prəˈfɛsɪdlɪ, prəˈfɛst /
adjective
avowed or acknowledged
alleged or pretended
professing to be qualified as
a professed philosopher
having taken vows of a religious order
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- half-professed adjective
- nonprofessed adjective
- self-professed adjective
- unprofessed adjective
- professedly adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of professed1
Example Sentences
The budget cuts will undermine the administration’s professed goals.
She’s run with the role, both with the professed hopes of educating women on their health, but also with business prospects.
Some professed that it caused them to break faith with the show.
Yet despite the drivers’ professed devotion for their dogs, much of the care, feeding and cleaning up after the dogs falls to members of the race crew or a driver’s wife or girlfriend.
For two hours, Donald Trump sat with his loyal sycophants and revelled in their professed unconditional love and appreciation.
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