- be professed
- be received into a religious order under vows.→ profess
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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 the note… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
professed — [prō fest′, prəfest′] adj. [ME < profes (see PROFESS) + ed, ED] 1. openly declared; avowed 2. insincerely avowed; pretended 3. having made one s PROFESSION (sense 4) 4. professing to be duly qualified … English World dictionary
professed — index alleged, ostensible, purported, putative, specious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
professed belief — index doctrine, dogma, principle (axiom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
professed purpose — index pretense (pretext), pretext Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
professed — (adj.) openly declared, 1560s, pp. adj. from PROFESS (Cf. profess) … Etymology dictionary
professed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a quality or feeling) claimed openly but often falsely. 2) self acknowledged. DERIVATIVES professedly adverb … English terms dictionary
Professed 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… … Wikipedia
Professed — Profess Pro*fess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Professed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Professing}.] [F. prof[ e]s, masc., professe, fem., professed (monk or nun), L. professus, p. p. of profiteri to profess; pro before, forward + fateri to confess, own. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
professed — pro|fessed [prəˈfest] adj [only before noun] formal 1.) used to describe a belief that someone has stated openly ▪ a professed atheist 2.) used to describe a feeling or attitude that someone says they have, but which may not be true ▪ Their… … Dictionary of contemporary English
professed — pro|fessed [ prə fest ] 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
