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").

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