profess one's faith
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2profess — ► VERB 1) claim that one has (a quality or feeling). 2) affirm one s faith in or allegiance to (a religion). ORIGIN Latin profiteri declare publicly …
3profess — verb Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from profes, adjective, having professed one s vows, from Anglo French, from Late Latin professus, from Latin, past participle of profitēri to profess, confess, from pro before + fatēri to… …
4profess — v. 1 tr. claim openly to have (a quality or feeling). 2 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) pretend. 3 tr. declare (profess ignorance). 4 tr. affirm one s faith in or allegiance to. 5 tr. receive into a religious order under vows. 6 tr. have as one s… …
5profess — /preuh fes /, v.t. 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,… …
6profess — verb 1》 claim that one has (a quality or feeling). 2》 affirm one s faith in or allegiance to (a religion). ↘(be professed) be received into a religious order under vows. 3》 archaic or humorous teach (a subject) as a professor. 4》 archaic have …
7profess — pro•fess [[t]prəˈfɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed regret[/ex] 2) to declare openly; announce or affirm: to profess one s satisfaction[/ex] 3) to affirm one s faith in (a religion, God, etc.) 4) to… …
8profess — /prəˈfɛs / (say pruh fes) verb (t) 1. to lay claim to (a feeling, etc.), 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… …
9profess — verb 1) he professed his love Syn: declare, announce, proclaim, assert, state, affirm, avow, maintain, protest; formal aver 2) she professed to loathe publicity Syn: claim, pretend …
10profess — pro·fess || prÉ™ fes v. claim, allege; present oneself as ; declare one s faith in ; engage in , work in ; feign, pretend …