professed
11professed — adjective 1) their professed independence Syn: claimed, supposed, ostensible, self styled, apparent, pretended, purported 2) a professed Christian Syn: declared, self acknowledged, self confessed …
12professed — UK [prəˈfest] / US adjective formal 1) admitting publicly that you have a particular feeling or belief a professed Socialist 2) used for describing something that you claim to be true but that is possibly false their professed aim/goal …
13professed — adjective 1》 (of a quality, feeling, etc.) claimed openly but typically falsely. 2》 self acknowledged: a professed commitment to human rights. 3》 having taken the vows of a religious order. 4》 archaic professional …
14professed — adj. 1 self acknowledged (a professed Christian). 2 alleged, ostensible. 3 claiming to be duly qualified. 4 (of a monk or nun) having taken the vows of a religious order. Derivatives: professedly adv. (in senses 1, 2) …
15professed belief — index doctrine, dogma, principle (axiom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
16professed purpose — index pretense (pretext), pretext Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17Professed House (Paris) — The present day lycée Charlemagne. The Professed House was a Jesuit professed house in Paris, built on the rue Saint Antoine in Le Marais. Its site between rue Saint Paul, rue Saint Antoine and rue Charlemagne are now occupied by the lycée… …
18professed — adjective Date: circa 1524 1. openly and freely declared or acknowledged ; affirmed 2. professing to be qualified; also expert …
19professed — /preuh fest /, adj. 1. avowed; acknowledged. 2. professing to be qualified; professional, rather than amateur. 3. having taken the vows of, or been received into, a religious order. 4. alleged; pretended. [1300 50; ME (in religious sense) < ML… …
20professed — adjective Professing to be qualified …
