1
: openly and freely declared or acknowledged : affirmed
2
: professing to be qualified
also
: expert
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He is a professed enemy of the king.
a professed analyst of American presidential politics
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
Despite Indonesia’s professed commitment to religious freedom, religious discrimination and violence are not uncommon in the archipelago nation.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
In the end, conversations with the chatbot reduced the participant’s overall confidence in their professed conspiracy theory by an average of 20%.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Sep. 2024
The album artwork for Vultures II shows Ty holding a framed picture of his brother Big TC, who is currently serving a life sentence for murder despite his professed innocence.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Professed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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professed
adjective
pro·fessed
prə-ˈfest 
1
: openly declared
failed in its professed task
2
: claiming to be qualified
a professed expert
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