avowed
adjective/əˈvaʊd/
/əˈvaʊd/
[only before noun] (formal)- that has been admitted or stated in public
- an avowed atheist
- an avowed aim/intention/objective/purpose
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAvowed is used with these nouns:- aim
- atheist
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