- self-professed
- adjective Date: 1967 self-proclaimed
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
self-professed
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self-professed — self′ professed′ adj … From formal English to slang
self-professed — /sɛlf prəˈfɛst/ (say self pruh fest) adjective of or relating to someone who claims a particular rank or condition on their own initiative: a self professed genius …
self-professed — adj. * * * self professedˈ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑self … Useful english dictionary
self-professed — adj. * * * … Universalium
self-pro·fessed — /ˌsɛlfprəˈfɛst/ adj, always used before a noun usually disapproving 1 : ↑self proclaimed self professed experts 2 : ↑self confessed a self professed sports junkie … Useful english dictionary
Self-categorization theory — Self categorization theory, sometimes referred to as the social identity theory of the group, seeks to explain the assumptions that need to be made about psychological group formation in order to understand social categorization studies on… … Wikipedia
self-styled — [self′stīld′] adj. considered and called (something specified) only by the individual himself or herself; alleged (to be such) only by the person concerned; pretended; professed [a self styled expert] … English World dictionary
professed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a quality or feeling) claimed openly but often falsely. 2) self acknowledged. DERIVATIVES professedly adverb … English terms dictionary
Professed — Profess Pro*fess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Professed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Professing}.] [F. prof[ e]s, masc., professe, fem., professed (monk or nun), L. professus, p. p. of profiteri to profess; pro before, forward + fateri to confess, own. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-styled — adj. called so by oneself; would be; pretended (a self styled artist). * * * adjective as claimed by and for yourself often without justification the self styled doctor has no degree of any kind • Syn: ↑soi disant • Similar to: ↑questionable * *… … Useful english dictionary
