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adjective
1.
avowed; acknowledged.
2.
professing to be qualified; professional, rather than amateur.
3.
having taken the vows of, or been received into, a religious order.
4.
alleged; pretended.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English (in religious sense) < Medieval Latin profess(us) (special use of Latin professus, past participle of profitērī to declare publicly, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -fet-, combining form of fatērī to acknowledge + -tus past participle suffix, with tt > ss) + -ed2
1300–50; Middle English (in religious sense) < Medieval Latin profess(us) (special use of Latin professus, past participle of profitērī to declare publicly, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -fet-, combining form of fatērī to acknowledge + -tus past participle suffix, with tt > ss) + -ed2
Related forms
half-pro·fessed, adjective
non·pro·fessed, adjective
self-pro·fessed, adjective
un·pro·fessed, adjective
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verb (used with object)
1.
to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed extreme regret.
2.
to declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge: to profess one's satisfaction.
3.
to affirm faith in or allegiance to (a religion, God, etc.).
4.
to declare oneself skilled or expert in; claim to have knowledge of; make (a thing) one's profession or business.
5.
EXPANDto teach as a professor: She professes comparative literature.
6.
COLLAPSEto receive or admit into a religious order.
verb (used without object)
7.
to make a profession, avowal, or declaration.
8.
to take the vows of a religious order.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; back formation from professed
1400–50; late Middle English; back formation from professed
Related forms
pre·pro·fess, verb (used with object)
un·pro·fess·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. claim, allege, purport, avow.
1. claim, allege, purport, avow.
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