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.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM professed

half-pro·fessed, adjective non·pro·fessed, adjective self-pro·fessed, adjective un·pro·fessed, adjective

Words nearby professed

profanity, profascist, profeminist, profert, profess, professed, professedly, profession, professional, professional association, professional corporation

Example sentences from the Web for self-professed

British Dictionary definitions for self-professed (1 of 2)

self-professed

adjective

avowed or acknowledged by oneself

British Dictionary definitions for self-professed (2 of 2)

professed
/ (prəˈfɛst) /

adjective (prenominal)

avowed or acknowledged
alleged or pretended
professing to be qualified as a professed philosopher
having taken vows of a religious order

Derived forms of professed

professedly (prəˈfɛsɪdlɪ), adverb