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  • 1profess — [[t]prəfe̱s[/t]] professes, professing, professed 1) VERB If you profess to do or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not. [FORMAL] [V to inf] She professed to hate her nickname... [V that] Why do organisations… …

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  • 2Profess — Pro*fess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Professed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Professing}.] [F. prof[ e]s, masc., professe, fem., professed (monk or nun), L. professus, p. p. of profiteri to profess; pro before, forward + fateri to confess, own. See {Confess}.]… …

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  • 3profess — ► 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 …

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  • 4profess — pro|fess [prəˈfes] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: professus, past participle of profiteri to profess, confess ] 1.) to say that you do, are etc something, especially when it is not really true profess to do/be sth ▪ The… …

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  • 5profess — UK [prəˈfes] / US verb [transitive] Word forms profess : present tense I/you/we/they profess he/she/it professes present participle professing past tense professed past participle professed formal 1) to claim something, especially when it is not… …

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  • 6profess — pro|fess [ prə fes ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to claim something, especially when it is not true: Many wildlife smugglers profess to have an interest in conservation. 2. ) to admit publicly that you have a particular feeling or belief: He… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7profess — 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 …

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  • 8profess — [prəˈfes] verb [T] formal 1) to claim that something is true, especially when it is not 2) to admit publicly that you have a particular feeling or belief …

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  • 9Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus — Outside the Church there is no salvation redirects here. The Latin phrase Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus means: Outside the Church there is no salvation . The most recent Catholic Catechism interpreted this to mean that all salvation comes from… …

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  • 10Jesus — This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. For other uses, see Jesus (disambiguation). Jesus …

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