professed

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Professed belief in God may be on the decline, but we are surrounded by increasingly powerful and even godlike machines.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2023

Professed Knights, from which the Grand Masters are chosen, take vows of poverty and chastity as well as obedience to the pope.

From Reuters • May 3, 2023

Professed purpose of the peasant action was to protest the "dictatorial and bureaucratic system," to inaugurate a genuine democracy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Professed aim of FCC's original regulations was to put small radio stations in a better business position relative to the chains, to open up competition and to afford new networks more weaving room.

From Time Magazine Archive

Finally, there was a class, to which admission was gained after long experience, the Professed of Four Vows, the fourth being one of special obedience to the pope.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved