professed
121avowed — adjective openly declared as such (Freq. 1) an avowed enemy her professed love of everything about that country McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist • Syn: ↑professed • Similar to: ↑declared …
122pro|fess´ed|ly — pro|fessed «pruh FEHST», adjective. 1. avowed or acknowledged; openly declared: »a professed liar. 2. alleged; pretended: »How hast thou the heart, Being…my friend profess d, To mangle me with that word “banished”? (Shakespeare). 3. having taken… …
123pro|fessed — «pruh FEHST», adjective. 1. avowed or acknowledged; openly declared: »a professed liar. 2. alleged; pretended: »How hast thou the heart, Being…my friend profess d, To mangle me with that word “banished”? (Shakespeare). 3. having taken the vows of …
124pro|fess — «pruh FEHS», transitive verb. 1. to claim to have; lay claim to; claim: »to profess innocence. He professed the greatest respect for the law. I don t profess to be an expert in chemistry. SYNONYM(S): assume, pretend. 2. to declare one s belief in …
125INQUISITION — INQUISITION, special permanent tribunal of the medieval Catholic Church, established to investigate and combat heresy. The Early Institution Although the Inquisition was established by Pope gregory ix , it owed its name to the procedure… …
126Profession — Pro*fes sion, n. [F., fr. L. professio. See {Profess}, v.] 1. The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith. [1913 Webster] A solemn vow, promise, and… …
127Professor — Pro*fess or, n. [L., a teacher, a public teacher: cf. F. professeur. See {Profess}.] 1. One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his …
128abjure — transitive verb (abjured; abjuring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French abjurer, from Latin abjurare, from ab + jurare to swear more at jury Date: 15th century 1. a. to renounce upon oath b. to reject …
