profess
/pɹəˈfɛs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.
Transitive verb
verb
To declare oneself (to be something).
verb
To make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity.
Transitive verb
verb
To claim to have knowledge or understanding of (a given area of interest, subject matter).
Archaic; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "This swayed the balance decisively in Mary's favour, and she was professed on 8 September 1578."
- "They've professed themselves delighted with the results."
- "Kiefer professes himself amused by the fuss that ensued when he announced that he was buying the Mülheim-Kärlich reactor[…]."
- "Having professed her belief in the remedy, she had little choice but to try it."
- "He professes to haue receiued no sinister measure from his Iudge, but most willingly humbles himselfe to the determination of Iustice[…]."
- "The best and wisest of them all professed / To know this only, that he nothing knew."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /pɹəˈfɛs/