verb🔗ShareTo administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. (Chiefly in passive.)"Sister Agnes was professed into the Order of Saint Clare after years of training and discernment. "religiontheologysoulritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo declare oneself (to be something)."John professes to be a Star Wars expert, but he can't name all the Jedi. "statementlanguagecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo declare; to assert, affirm."She professes to be a vegetarian, but she secretly eats bacon. "communicationlanguagestatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity."He professes to be a good friend, but he never helps when I need him. "attitudecharacterstatementvaluephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo declare one's adherence to (a religion, deity, principle etc.)."She professes her love for Buddhism and tries to follow its teachings. "religiontheologyphilosophydoctrineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo work as a professor of; to teach."Professor Lee professes history at the university. "educationjobworkpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo claim to have knowledge or understanding of (a given area of interest, subject matter)."He professes to know a lot about cars, but he can't even change a tire. "educationstatementlanguagephilosophycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
