professed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
   profess.
   
   • She professes organic chemistry
2. verb confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
   profess.
   
   • The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
   • he professes to be a Communist
3. verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
   confess; profess; concede.
   
   • She confessed that she had taken the money
4. verb state freely
   profess.
   
   • The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades
5. verb receive into a religious order or congregation
   profess.
   
6. verb take vows, as in religious order
   profess.
   
   • she professed herself as a nun
7. verb state insincerely
   pretend; profess.
   
   • He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
   • She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
   • She pretends to be an expert on wine
8. adjective satellite professing to be qualified
   
   • a professed philosopher
9. adjective satellite claimed with intent to deceive
   
   • his professed intentions
10. adjective satellite openly declared as such
    avowed.
    
    • an avowed enemy
    • her professed love of everything about that country
    • McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist

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