avowed

(verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. Synonyms: affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear. Example: "Before god i swear i am innocent."

(verb) admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about. Synonyms: avow, avouch.

(adj) openly declared as such. Synonyms: avowed(prenominal), professed(prenominal). Examples: "An avowed enemy." "Her professed love of everything about that country." "Mckinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist."