professed

== English == === Alternative forms === profest (archaic) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹəˈfɛst/ Rhymes: -ɛst Hyphenation: pro‧fessed === Adjective === professed (comparative more professed, superlative most professed) Openly declared or acknowledged. Professing to be qualified. Admitted to a religious order. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === professed simple past and past participle of profess