professed; professing; professes
1
: to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows
2
3
: to confess one's faith in or allegiance to
4
a
: to practice or claim to be versed in (a calling or profession)
b
: to teach as a professor
Examples of profess in a Sentence
He professes confidence in his friend.
They profess loyalty to the king.
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Vinny Vella, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Snake oil salesmen have been professing to cure all sorts of ailments for centuries.
—Hayley Krischer, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In the filing, the woman alleges that Schrader repeatedly professed his love for her and his desire to touch her, both verbally and in writing.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
Their leader, a fugitive holy man, professes to be able to guide the process of reincarnation, guaranteeing that billionaires who use his services won’t be paupers in the next life.
—Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Profess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profess. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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profess
verb
pro·fess
prə-ˈfes 
1
: to declare openly or freely
profess confidence in a friend
2
: pretend entry 1 sense 1, claim
professed to be our friends
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