Definitions for "Professed"
Openly declared, avowed, acknowledged, or claimed; as, a professed foe; a professed tyrant; a professed Christian.
openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"
Keywords:  philosopher, qualified
professing to be qualified; "a professed philosopher"
Keywords:  deceive, intentions, claimed, his
claimed with intent to deceive; "his professed intentions"