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professing
pro·fess P0582100 (prə-fĕs′, prō-)v. pro·fessed, pro·fess·ing, pro·fess·es v.tr.1. To affirm openly; declare or claim: "a physics major [who] professes to be a stickler when it comes to data" (Gina Maranto).2. To make a pretense of; pretend: "top officials who were deeply involved with the arms sales but later professed ignorance of them" (David Johnston).3. To practice as a profession or claim knowledge of: profess medicine.4. To affirm belief in: profess Catholicism.5. To receive into a religious order or congregation.v.intr.1. To make an open affirmation.2. To take the vows of a religious order or congregation.
[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; see pro-1 + fatērī, to acknowledge; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·fess′ed·ly (-fĕs′ĭd-lē) adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | professing - an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"professionaffirmation, avouchment, avowal - a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something |
professing
Synonyms for professingnoun an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinionSynonymsRelated Words- affirmation
- avouchment
- avowal
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