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And in times and places where there was not much persecution, people could become and continue Christians who neither were nor professed to be very devoted persons.
Robert Rainy

Meaning of "professed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFESSED

professed  [prəˈfɛst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFESSED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Professed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROFESSED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of professed in the English dictionary

The first definition of professed in the dictionary is avowed or acknowledged. Other definition of professed is alleged or pretended. Professed is also professing to be qualified as.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROFESSED


bitchfest
ˈbɪtʃˌfɛst
confest
kənˈfɛst
disinfest
ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛst
fest
fɛst
funfest
ˈfʌnˌfɛst
gabfest
ˈɡæbfɛst
infest
ɪnˈfɛst
lovefest
ˈlʌvˌfɛst
manifest
ˈmænɪˌfɛst
slashfest
ˈslæʃˌfɛst
slugfest
ˈslʌɡˌfɛst
talkfest
ˈtɔːkˌfɛst
unconfessed
ˌʌnkənˈfɛst
unprofessed
ˌʌnprəˈfɛst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFESSED

profess
professedly
profession
profession of faith
professional
professional advice
professional army
professional association
professional foul
Professional Golfers´ Association
professional misconduct
professional school
professionalisation
professionalise
professionalism
professionalist
professionalization
professionalize
professionally
professor

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFESSED

all-dressed
blessed
compressed
depressed
distressed
dressed
hard-pressed
impressed
obsessed
oppressed
possessed
pressed
processed
recessed
repressed
stressed
the blessed
to be sadly missed
undressed
unprocessed
unstressed

Synonyms and antonyms of professed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROFESSED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «professed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of professed

Translation of «professed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFESSED

Find out the translation of professed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of professed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «professed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自称
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profesado
570 millions of speakers

English

professed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज़ाहिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعلن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

исповедовали
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

professada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নামেমাত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

professé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengaku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prof
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公言した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공언
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Professed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công khai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரீதியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राकृत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sözde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

professato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śluby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сповідували
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profesat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φανερά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

belydenis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

professed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bekjennende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of professed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFESSED»

The term «professed» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFESSED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about professed

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROFESSED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word professed.
1
Taylor Branch
Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values.
2
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
It is high time that the Arab world's professed desire for peace is matched by responsible action, and not more of the same equivocation.
3
Charles Eastman
More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material.
4
Juan Goytisolo
As I began to discover my own truth and endeavored to possess it with clarity, I became more and more alienated from that which my companions held, or professed to hold.
5
Jurgen Habermas
Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists.
6
Hari Kunzru
I tried to take seriously the idea that if you tortured language you might arrive at some new truth. Later it became clear to me that I was retreading ground by fighting the literary battles of the 1950s and 1960s, and that I was actually a bit bored by some of the books I professed to love.
7
William O'Neill
I've never professed to be an intellectual. I don't try to be.
8
Robert Rainy
And in times and places where there was not much persecution, people could become and continue Christians who neither were nor professed to be very devoted persons.
9
William Bell Riley
To claim, therefore, inerrancy for the King James Version, or even for the Revised Version, is to claim inerrancy for men who never professed it for themselves.
10
Leverett Saltonstall
I have the utmost respect for the different faiths professed by my fellow men.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFESSED»

Discover the use of professed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to professed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Templars and Hospitallers as professed religious in the Holy ...
"In this book, Jonathan Riley-Smith provides an approachable and expert introduction to the two most famous and most active military orders, the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller, and their activities in the Levant.
Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith, 2009
2
The Role of AIMS-related Factors in the Relationship Between ...
In presenting the findings, I answer the three main questions of this study: • What are the case teachers' professed and enacted beliefs regarding the nature of teaching mathematics? • What is the relationship between the case teachers' ...
Wayne Stanton Porter, 2008
3
Practical View Of The Prevailing Religious System Of ...
1829. Contents: Inadequate Conceptions of the Importance of Christianity; Corruption of Human Nature; Chief Defects of the Religious System of the Bulk of professed Christians, in what regards our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit-with ...
William Wilberforce, 2004
4
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
BASIC VALUES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM The values of any system of justice may be classified as professed values and underlying values. Professed values are those that are proclaimed as values by the participants in the ...
Harry Dammer, Jay Albanese, 2010
5
Order of the Gospel Professed and Practiced by the Churches ...
1700. Justified by the scripture, and by the writings of many learned men, both ancient and modern divines, in answer to several questions relating to church discipline.
Increase Mather, 2003
6
An Infinity of Little Hours: Five Young Men and Their Trial ...
22, 1898), England, professed Nov. 7, 1922, Antiquior Dom Hugo-Maria Plein ( 1875), Germany, professed Feb. 2, 1925 Dom Bonaventure Cretton (Nov. 16, 1904), Switzerland, professed June 24, 1930, Prior Dom Francis-Xavier Gomez ( Dec.
Nancy Klein Maguire, 2007
7
The Professed Cook
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1812. Not illustrated.
B. Clermont, 2009
8
Six Case Studies of Professed Sisters who Left the Same ...
The study analyzes participants' perceptions of the congruence or dissonance between charism fundamentals and specific influences that may have conflicted with a woman's ability or desire to remain in a religious congregation after she made ...
Florence Alice Ann Greer, 2006
9
Professed: A Novel of Higher Education
"A satire of academic life""[summary]"--
Lowell Mick White, 2013
10
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of ...
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge.
William Wilberforce, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFESSED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term professed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry says she 'wasn't smart enough …
I've learnt an awful lot from Paul, but I've never professed to be a good bread baker.' Meanwhile, her co-star Paul Hollywood, 49, says he had ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Reserving judgment until new owner proves its worth
Now I remain sceptical as to the new owners, until they prove their worth and professed aim of keeping the FT editorially independent. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Who Won 'The Bachelorette' 2015? Kaitlyn Chooses...
In the last episode, which aired two weeks ago, both Shawn and Nick professed their love to Kaitlyn during the home visits. Click inside to find ... «Just Jared, Jul 15»
4
Royal commission into child sexual abuse: Former Jehovah's …
... Jehovah's witnesses who professed to be acting with the authority of Jehovah and the Holy Spirit which is considered to be above Australian ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
5
Ed Sheeran nice guy no more in first TV role
Sheeran was a professed fan of 'Sons of Anarchy' and performed a song for one of its final episodes. — Reuters picNEW YORK, July 28 ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
6
Why Women Are Ditching the Good Guy to Keep the "Other Guy …
... but two amazing guys named Ben), where she repeatedly professed at the cocktail parties, "I feel that my husband is in this room." Everything ... «MarieClaire.com, Jul 15»
7
Why the Louisiana Theater Shooting Should Be Called a Hate Crime
Last Thursday, 59-year-old John Russell Houser, a self-professed anti-feminist Christian extremist, killed two women and injured nine other ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Hundreds Gather for Unveiling of Satanic Statue in Detroit
Most of them professed to be adherents of Satanism, that loosely organized squad of the occult that defines itself as a religious group. Others ... «TIME, Jul 15»
9
George Woloshyn: The fat lady from Minsk
It was a roadmap leading to an outcome consistent with the professed wishes of both the Ukrainian and Russian sides: An immediate ceasefire; ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
10
Bobby Jindal's Support for "Religious Freedom" Only Applies to …
This isn't the first time Jindal's outspoken criticism of unpopular faith groups has come into direct conflict with his own self-professed devotion to ... «Mic, Jul 15»

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