Professed

Word PROFESSED
Character 9
Hyphenation pro fessed
Pronunciations /pɹəˈfɛst/

Definitions and meanings of "Professed"

What do we mean by professed?

To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. (Chiefly in passive.)

To declare oneself (to be something).

To declare; to assert, affirm.

To make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity.

To declare one's adherence to (a religion, deity, principle etc.).

To work as a professor of; to teach.

To claim to have knowledge or understanding of (a given area of interest, subject matter).

Not to be confused with professor, a professer is one who professes things. no degree is required. Urban Dictionary

A word created by Solo G meaning to have a certain quality. i.e. very good at something Urban Dictionary

Claim that one has (a quality or feeling), especially when this is not the case. Urban Dictionary

Prostitution is usually referred to as the oldest profession Urban Dictionary

It is a profession where one can easily work for oneself eg a barber, doctor or accountant as opposed to say a policeman or engineer where it is very hard to work for yourself. Urban Dictionary

A paid job, career, area of expertise, or walk of life that is completely useless both to society and to ones self, in any reasonably rational sense. Urban Dictionary

Someone who is a professional at flirting/ getting with someone Urban Dictionary

The correct term for the profession usually euphemized as the legal profession. Applies to attorneys, lawyers, solicitors, counselors, barristers, or what ever other euphemism they come up with for their profession. Urban Dictionary

The topic of the daily email you recieve as a Lafayette student. You cannot remove your name from this mailing list. Urban Dictionary

The euphemism used by members of the illegal profession to distract the public from the conflict of interest that is inherent to the nature of their work. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Professed

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The word "professed" in example sentences

The discarded box it had arrived in professed it as ‘the best sex on the market’ Richard fingered the wedding band she had placed on his finger. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Having asked leave of our entertainer, he accosted us in English, professed his satisfaction at seeing so many of his countrymen in such a remote place, and asked the captain, who went by the name of Signor Thoma, from what part of ❋ Unknown (2004)

Orwell states, "Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been, nor ever could be much better or much worse hunger, hardship, and disappointment being, so he said, the unalterable law of life." ❋ Unknown (1995)

Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been, nor ever could be much better or much worse - hunger, hardship, and disappointment being, so he said, the unalterable law of life. ❋ Unknown (1945)

Having asked leave of our entertainer, he accosted us in English, professed his satisfaction at seeing so many of his countrymen in such a remote place, and asked the captain, who went by the name of Signor Thoma, from what part of Britain he had sailed and whither he was bound. ❋ Tobias George Smollett (1746)

The various rebels of Arabia without a chief or a cause, were speedily suppressed by the power and discipline of the rising monarchy; and the whole nation again professed, and more steadfastly held, the religion of the Koran. ❋ Unknown (1206)

Hillary Clinton in no short term professed that she would be waiting for an "Unthinkable" event to propel her as the presidential nominee. ❋ Unknown (2008)

WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: A self-proclaimed -- self-professed, that is, former jewel thief says, during his life of crime, he stole more than $35 million worth of fancy baubles, and now he's detailing it all in a tell-all book, "Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief." ❋ Unknown (2003)

But the baptism of John was a 'baptism of repentance'; Mark 1: 4: which being undertaken, they who were baptized professed to renounce their own legal righteousness; and, on the contrary, acknowledged themselves to be obliged to repentance and faith in the Messias to come. ❋ 1602-1675 (1979)

Formerly, a religious did not necessarily form a part of an approved institute; there were persons simply called professed, as well as professed in such an institute or such a monastery. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

For though what may be called professed Wordsworthians, including Matthew Arnold, found a value in all that remains of him -- could read anything he wrote, "even the 'Thanksgiving Ode,' -- everything, I think, except 'Vaudracour and Julia,'" -- yet still the decisiveness of such selections as those made by Arnold himself, and now by Professor Knight, hint at a certain very obvious difference of level in his poetic work. ❋ Walter Pater (1866)

A circumstance connected with a gambling debt of his brother's; communicated by a friend, brought him suddenly to London, where he arrived in time to save his brother's reputation and fortune, and most probably his life, for Lord Cumber, be it known, was very nearly what is termed a professed duelist. ❋ William Carleton (1831)

A self professed non fan of the Broncos calling a professed fan a troll on a Broncos board. ❋ Unknown (2010)

_jugera_; [331] it professed, that is, to reinforce an injunction which had been persistently disobeyed, for this enactment restricting possession had never been repealed. ❋ Unknown (1885)

Descriptions of such great purposes of an entire American generation such as professed in George Bush’s State of the Union deserve clarity and conciseness. ❋ Unknown (2005)

In former passed times such as professed Religion, were learned and most holy persons; but our religious professours now adayes, and such as covet to bee so esteemed; have no matter at all of Religion in them, but onely the outward shew and habite. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Parliament, where were present, not only such as professed ❋ A. Taylor Innes (N/A)

Now, with regard to the first instance furnished by MR. HALLIWELL of the use of the passive for the active participle, if I were sure that the delinquent were well out of hearing, and not likely "to rise again and push us from our stools," I should be disposed to repeat the charge of impertinence against the editor who altered "professed" to "professing". ❋ Various (N/A)

[dovid] was a professer of [math]. didnt know a lot of it but always [talked] about it. ❋ Meir Hashas (2015)

[I'm a] professive car [driver]. I'm a professive artist. I'm a professive [musician]. etc. ❋ Freddy Garcia (2007)

"he had professed his [love] for her" ❋ Vortex And Blitz (2020)

James: oi, I think [that woman's] career is the oldest profession there is. Random cunt: oi, love ill pay u a [tener] to blow me [xoxoxo] ❋ Fannyfucker123 (2017)

When the [economy] went bad, I was happy that I was in [a free] profession so I could get work by working [for myself]. ❋ BernardZ (2020)

[UFO] [videographer] is [the most] bullshit profession ever. ❋ Paul Andrews (2006)

bro- " hey it's [yo boy], professer finesser" [man-] " ye, i [smashed] her last night bro" ❋ GirlNextDoor177 (2018)

The euphemism [legal profession] is used by members of the illegal profession to distract the public from the [conflict of interest] that is inherent to their profession due to the fact that most legislators either have already been, or eventually will become, attorneys. Members of the illegal profession wouldn't need to distract us if they didn't get paid a week's wage for [an hour's] work. ❋ Downstrike (2005)

[GODDAMNIT]!!! Another fuckin' [Health Profession] Email!!! Damn you June A [Thompson]! DAMN YOU! ❋ R0y (2003)

Members of the legal profession wouldn't need to distract us if they didn't get paid a [week's] [wage] for [an hour's] work. ❋ Downstrike (2004)

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