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Definitions for professed
prəˈfɛstpro·fessed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. professed(a)adjective

    professing to be qualified

    "a professed philosopher"

  2. professed(a)adjective

    claimed with intent to deceive

    "his professed intentions"

  3. avowed(a), professed(a)adjective

    openly declared as such

    "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"

Wiktionary

  1. professedadjective

    Professing to be qualified.

Wikipedia

  1. professed

    A vow (Lat. votum, vow, promise; see vote) is a promise or oath. A vow is used as a promise, a promise solemn rather than casual.

ChatGPT

  1. professed

    Professed refers to openly declared or publicly claimed, usually referring to beliefs, feelings, or skills. It is used when someone has formally or openly announced a belief or idea they hold or an occupation they practice.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Professed

    of Profess

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of professed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of professed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of professed in a Sentence

  1. Waitman Wade Beorn:

    It makes us sound very hypocritical in countries where were trying to help them develop the same kinds of moral, ethical military behavior that we try to model, i think in many ways it encourages our enemies, enemy combatants, to behave in a similar form. If we're not abiding by our own self-professed values, then why should they ?

  2. Qin Gang:

    Why didn't the Chinese go beyond that given their earlier strong opposition to Washington's professed intent to continue such transits ?

  3. State Police Col. Christopher Mason:

    Their self-professed leader wanted it very much known their ideology is not anti-government, our investigation will provide us more insight into what their motivation, what their ideology is.

  4. The State Department:

    It is gravely disappointing, especially in light of its professed goal of providing Cubans with Internet access, that the Cuban government has not allowed Mr. Gross to return to his family, where he belongs, we reiterate our call on the Cuban government, echoing foreign leaders and even Cuba's allies, to release Alan Gross immediately.

  5. Craig Peters:

    This verdict makes a mockery of justice by believing an incoherent story professed by an admitted liar, and then compensating that liar with an award… while subjecting these boys to a sentence that is reserved for unredeemable, career criminals that commit premeditated killings.

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