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Profess
prəˈfɛs
Profess definitions
verb
profess
professed
professes
professing
- claim that one has (a quality or feeling), especially when this is not the case
"he had professed his love for her only to walk away"
declare announce proclaim assert state affirm avow maintain protest aver vow claim pretend purport allege make a pretence of lay claim make out that- have or claim knowledge or skill in (a subject or accomplishment)
"though knowing little of the arts I professed, he proved a natural adept"
- affirm one's faith in or allegiance to (a religion or set of beliefs)
"a people professing Christianity"
state/affirm one's faith in affirm one's allegiance to make a public declaration of declare publicly avow confess acknowledge publicly- be received into a religious order under vows
"she entered St Margaret's Convent, and was professed in 1943"
- teach (a subject) as a professor
"a professor—what does he profess?"