profess (Meaning)

Wordnet

profess (v)

practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about

confess one's faith in, or allegiance to

admit (to a wrongdoing)

state freely

receive into a religious order or congregation

take vows, as in religious order

state insincerely

profess Sentence Examples

  1. She would often profess her love for him in public.
  2. The politician would profess his commitment to change, but his actions spoke otherwise.
  3. As a teacher, he would profess his passion for educating young minds.
  4. The cult leader would profess divine authority to control his followers.
  5. He would often profess his innocence, despite mounting evidence against him.
  6. The poet would profess his deepest emotions through his verses.
  7. The scientist would profess the importance of evidence-based research in his field.
  8. She would profess her faith in humanity despite all the hardships she faced.
  9. The CEO would profess a commitment to sustainability while neglecting environmental regulations.
  10. He would profess his dedication to the cause, but his actions suggested otherwise.

FAQs About the word profess

practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about, confess one's faith in, or allegiance to, admit (to a wrongdoing), state freely, receive in

assume,pretend, simulate, pass (for), act, put on, make believe, dissemble,feign, affect

minimize,minimize, ignore, ignore, disregard, overlook, neglect, overlook,disregard, understate

She would often profess her love for him in public.

The politician would profess his commitment to change, but his actions spoke otherwise.

As a teacher, he would profess his passion for educating young minds.

The cult leader would profess divine authority to control his followers.