Meaning

3 senses
  1. Openly declared or acknowledged.

    His professed religion was Catholicism.

    openly declared as such

  2. Professing to be qualified.

    She is a professed expert in mechanics.

    professing to be qualified

  3. Admitted to a religious order.

Forms

more professed, most professed
Comparativemore professed Lesson
Superlativemost professed Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • openly declared as such:avowed

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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