professing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
    profession.
    • a profession of disagreement
  2. verb practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
    profess.
    • She professes organic chemistry
  3. verb confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
    profess.
    • The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
    • he professes to be a Communist
  4. verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
    confess; profess; concede.
    • She confessed that she had taken the money
  5. verb state freely
    profess.
    • The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades
  6. verb receive into a religious order or congregation
    profess.
  7. verb take vows, as in religious order
    profess.
    • she professed herself as a nun
  8. verb state insincerely
    pretend; profess.
    • He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
    • She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
    • She pretends to be an expert on wine

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