professed: Meaning and Definition of

pro•fessed

Pronunciation: (pru-fest'), [key]
— adj.
  1. avowed; acknowledged.
  2. professing to be qualified; professional, rather than amateur.
  3. having taken the vows of, or been received into, a religious order.
  4. alleged; pretended.
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