PROFESS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PROFESS is to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows How to use profess in a sentence
PROFESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary [ + to infinitive ] She professes not to be interested in money I don't profess to know all the details about the case She professes ignorance of the whole affair, though I'm not sure I believe her
Profess - definition of profess by The Free Dictionary 1 to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed regret 2 to declare openly; announce or affirm: to profess one's satisfaction 3 to affirm one's faith in (a religion, God, etc ) 4 to declare oneself skilled or expert in; claim to have good knowledge of 5 to receive into a religious order
profess - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Verb profess (third-person singular simple present professes, present participle professing, simple past and past participle professed) (transitive, chiefly passive voice) To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order [from 14th c ]
profess - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to declare openly; announce; affirm:[~ + object] He professed his complete satisfaction with your product to affirm one's faith in (a religion, God, etc ):[~ + object] to profess Christianity See -fess-