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[ pruh -fest ] SHOW IPA
/ prəˈfɛst / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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 1300–50; Middle English (in religious sense) <Medieval Latin profess (us ) (special use of Latin professus, past participle of profitērī to declare publicly, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -fet-, combining form of fatērī to acknowledge + -tus past participle suffix, with tt >ss ) + -ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM professed half-pro·fessed, adjective non·pro·fessed, adjective self-pro·fessed, adjective un·pro·fessed, adjective Words nearby professed profascist, profeminist, Prof. Eng., profert, profess, professed , professedly, profession, professional, professional association, professional corporation
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And now he became fully conscious of the wrong he had done to her he once professed to love.
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Many of these schools claimed a place in the church, and professed a higher life and knowledge than ordinary Christians possessed.
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Though he professed to like Philip, yet he saw but little of him.
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Her professed policy was not to lean on any party, but to try and hold the balance between them.
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Next morning he was sleeping soundly, but later on he professed to be much better.
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British Dictionary definitions for professed 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to professed stated, pledged, acknowledged, declared, announced, told