Profess Definition

prə-fĕs, prō-
professed, professes, professing
verb
professed, professes, professing
To make an open declaration of; affirm.
To profess one's love.
Webster's New World
To make a pretense of; pretend.
American Heritage

To make one's profession.

Webster's New World
To claim to have (some feeling, an interest, knowledge, etc.)
Webster's New World
To practice as one's profession.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Profess

  • Middle English professen to take vows from Old French profes that has taken a religious vow (from Medieval Latin professus avowed) and from Medieval Latin professāre to administer a vow both from Latin professus past participle of profitērī to affirm openly pro- forth pro–1 fatērī to acknowledge bhā-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman professer, and its source, the participle stem of Latin profitÄ“rÄ«, from pro- + fatÄ“rÄ« (“to confess, acknowledge").

    From Wiktionary

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