professed
21professed — Synonyms and related words: accepted, acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, alleged, allowed, announced, apparent, approved, asserted, asseverated, attested, authenticated, averred, avouched, avowed, certified, claimed, conceded, confessed, confirmed …
22professed — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. avowed, declared, pledged; see announced , told …
23professed — pro fessed || prÉ™ fest adj. declared, proclaimed; sworn, pledged; supposed, alleged pro·fess || prÉ™ fes v. claim, allege; present oneself as ; declare one s faith in ; engage in , work in ; feign, pretend …
24professed — pro·fessed …
25professed — pro•fessed [[t]prəˈfɛst[/t]] adj. 1) avowed; acknowledged 2) professing to be qualified • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < ML, L profess(us) (ptp. of profitērī to declare publicly = pro I+ fitērī, comb. form of fatērī to acknowledge) + ed II… …
26professed — /prəˈfɛst/ (say pruh fest) adjective 1. alleged; pretended. 2. avowed; acknowledged. 3. professing to be qualified; professional (rather than amateur). 4. having taken vows of or been received into a religious order. {Middle English (def. 4),… …
27The professed — 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 …
28half-professed — half professed′ adj …
29self-professed — self′ professed′ adj …
30self-professed — /sɛlf prəˈfɛst/ (say self pruh fest) adjective of or relating to someone who claims a particular rank or condition on their own initiative: a self professed genius …
