professed

adjective

pro·​fessed prə-ˈfest How to pronounce professed (audio)
prō-
1
: openly and freely declared or acknowledged : affirmed
2
: professing to be qualified
also : expert

Examples of professed in a Sentence

He is a professed enemy of the king. a professed analyst of American presidential politics
Recent Examples on the Web Despite Indonesia’s professed commitment to religious freedom, religious discrimination and violence are not uncommon in the archipelago nation. Peter Guo, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024 In the end, conversations with the chatbot reduced the participant’s overall confidence in their professed conspiracy theory by an average of 20%. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Sep. 2024 The album artwork for Vultures II shows Ty holding a framed picture of his brother Big TC, who is currently serving a life sentence for murder despite his professed innocence. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024 The professed goal was to make the presidency consistent with the party and military positions, even though the obvious reform would have been the reverse: to add term limits to those positions. Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for professed 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of professed was circa 1524

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“Professed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professed. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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professed

adjective
pro·​fessed prə-ˈfest How to pronounce professed (audio)
1
: openly declared
failed in its professed task
2
: claiming to be qualified
a professed expert

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