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Meaning of 'professed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Professed [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Profess

Meaning of 'professed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . professed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- professing to be qualified
Example in sentence:
  • a professed philosopher
Meaning (2):
- openly declared as such
Example in sentence:
  • an avowed enemy;
  • her professed love of everything about that country;
  • McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist
Meaning (3):
- claimed with intent to deceive
Example in sentence:
  • his professed intentions

Nearby Words:

pro pro rata pro thyalosoma pro- proa proach proant proatlas probabiliorism probabiliorist

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