Professed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹəˈfɛst/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Professed is an adjective meaning Openly declared or acknowledged.
Meaning
Openly declared or acknowledged.
More Meanings
- Professing to be qualified.
- Admitted to a religious order.
- simple past and past participle of profess
Example Sentences
His professed religion was Catholicism.
She is a professed expert in mechanics.
[…] flowers, which, if not identical with our violets, sufficiently correspond to them for the purposes of readers who are not professed botanists.
The rule of the Perpetual Adoration is so strict that it horrifies; novices hold back, and the order is not recruited. In 1845 a few lay sisters were still found here and there, but no professed nuns.
Word Forms
- profest
Synonyms for professed
Depending on context, synonyms include avowed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include declared, avowed, professional, stated, acknowledged, alleged.
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