[adjective] [before noun; not gradable]A professed belief is one which someone has made known.She is a professed monarchist.A professed belief or feeling can also be one which is not sincerely claimed to be held or felt.His professed love of women seems a little odd when you consider how he treats them.
PROFESSED
Meaning of PROFESSED in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012