professed 音标拼音: [prəf'ɛst]
a . 明言的,公然的,宣誓后入教的
明言的,公然的,宣誓後入教的
professed adj 1 :
professing to be qualified ; "
a professed philosopher "
2 :
claimed with intent to deceive ; "
his professed intentions "
3 :
openly declared as such ; "
an avowed enemy "; "
her professed love of everything about that country "; "
McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist " [
synonym : {
avowed (
a )},
{
professed (
a )}]
Professed \
Pro *
fessed "\,
a .
Openly declared ,
avowed ,
acknowledged ,
or claimed ;
as ,
a professed foe ;
a professed tyrant ;
a professed Christian .
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{
The professed } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
a certain class among the Jesuits bound by a special vow .
See the note under {
Jesuit }.
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Profess \
Pro *
fess "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Professed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Professing }.] [
F .
prof [`
e ]
s ,
masc .,
professe ,
fem .,
professed (
monk or nun ),
L .
professus ,
p .
p .
of profiteri to profess ;
pro before ,
forward fateri to confess ,
own .
See {
Confess }.]
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1 .
To make open declaration of ,
as of one '
s knowledge ,
belief ,
action ,
etc .;
to avow or acknowledge ;
to confess publicly ;
to own or admit freely . "
Hear me profess sincerely ." --
Shak .
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The best and wisest of them all professed To know this only ,
that he nothing knew . --
Milton .
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2 .
To set up a claim to ;
to make presence to ;
hence ,
to put on or present an appearance of .
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I do profess to be no less than I seem . --
Shak .
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3 .
To present to knowledge of ,
to proclaim one '
s self versed in ;
to make one '
s self a teacher or practitioner of ,
to set up as an authority respecting ;
to declare (
one '
s self to be such );
as ,
he professes surgery ;
to profess one '
s self a physician .
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59 Moby Thesaurus words for "
professed ":
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asserted ,
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certified ,
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confirmed ,
countersigned ,
declared ,
deposed ,
endorsed ,
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granted ,
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in name only ,
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notarized ,
ostensible ,
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purported ,
ratified ,
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recognized ,
sealed ,
self -
styled ,
signed ,
so -
called ,
specious ,
stamped ,
stated ,
supposed ,
sworn ,
sworn and affirmed ,
sworn to ,
underwritten ,
validated ,
vouched ,
vouched for ,
vowed ,
warranted ,
would -
be
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