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professed

[ pruh-fest ]
/ prəˈfɛst /

adjective

avowed; acknowledged.
professing to be qualified; professional, rather than amateur.
having taken the vows of, or been received into, a religious order.
alleged; pretended.

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Nearby words

profascist, profeminist, profer, profert, profess, self professed, professedly, profession, professional, professional association, professional corporation

Origin of professed

1300–50; Middle English (in religious sense) < Medieval Latin profess(us) (special use of Latin professus, past participle of profitērī to declare publicly, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -fet-, combining form of fatērī to acknowledge + -tus past participle suffix, with tt > ss) + -ed2
Related formshalf-pro·fessed, adjectivenon·pro·fessed, adjectiveself-pro·fessed, adjectiveun·pro·fessed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for self professed

professed

/ (prəˈfɛst) /

adjective (prenominal)

avowed or acknowledged
alleged or pretended
professing to be qualified asa professed philosopher
having taken vows of a religious order
Derived Formsprofessedly (prəˈfɛsɪdlɪ), adverb
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Word Origin and History for self professed

professed

adj.

"openly declared," 1560s, past participle adjective from profess. Earlier in a more specific sense of "having taken vows of a religious order" (late 14c.). Related: Professedly.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper