'Professed' definitions:

Definition of 'professed'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Professing to be qualified; "a professed philosopher"
adjective
Claimed with intent to deceive; "his professed intentions"
adjective
Openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" [syn: avowed(a), professed(a)]

Definition of 'Professed'

From: GCIDE
  • Profess \Pro*fess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Professed; p. pr. & vb. n. Professing.] [F. prof[`e]s, masc., professe, fem., professed (monk or nun), L. professus, p. p. of profiteri to profess; pro before, forward + fateri to confess, own. See Confess.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely. "Hear me profess sincerely." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The best and wisest of them all professed To know this only, that he nothing knew. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of. [1913 Webster]
  • I do profess to be no less than I seem. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To present to knowledge of, to proclaim one's self versed in; to make one's self a teacher or practitioner of, to set up as an authority respecting; to declare (one's self to be such); as, he professes surgery; to profess one's self a physician. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Professed'

From: GCIDE
  • Professed \Pro*fessed"\, a. Openly declared, avowed, acknowledged, or claimed; as, a professed foe; a professed tyrant; a professed Christian. [1913 Webster]
  • The professed (R. C. Ch.), a certain class among the Jesuits bound by a special vow. See the note under Jesuit. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'professed'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Professed'