verb (formal)
1 to claim that sth is true or correct, especially when it is not:
[VN] She still professes her innocence. * [Vtoinf] I don't profess to be an expert in this subject.
2 to state openly that you have a particular belief, feeling, etc:
[VN] He professed his admiration for their work. * [VN-ADJ] She professed herself satisfied with the progress so far.
3 [VN] to belong to a particular religion:
to profess Christianity / Islam / Judaism
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for profess is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does profess appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — profess appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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