professed
adjective/prəˈfest/
/prəˈfest/
[only before noun] (formal)- used to describe a belief or a position that somebody has publicly made known
- a professed Christian/anarchist
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- used to describe a feeling or an attitude that somebody says they have but which may not be sincere
- These, at least, were their professed reasons for pulling out of the deal.
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