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   profess

   /prəˈfɛs/

   verb

   • 1. 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" Similar declareannounceproclaimassertstateaffirmavowmaintainprotestavervowrare:asseverateclaimpretendpurportallegemake a pretence oflay claimmake out thatinformal:let on that
   • ▪ have or claim knowledge or skill in (a subject or accomplishment): archaic "though knowing little of the arts I professed, he proved a natural adept"
   • 2. affirm one's faith in or allegiance to (a religion or set of beliefs): "a people professing Christianity" Similar state/affirm one's faith inaffirm one's allegiance tomake a public declaration ofdeclare publiclyavowconfessacknowledge publicly
   • ▪ be received into a religious order under vows: "she entered St Margaret's Convent, and was professed in 1943"
   • 3. teach (a subject) as a professor: archaic, humorous "a professor—what does he profess?"

   Word Origin Middle English (as be professed ‘be received into a religious order’): from Latin profess- ‘declared publicly’, from the verb profiteri, from pro- ‘before’ + fateri ‘confess’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

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   • F

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   • E

     1

   • S

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   • S

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