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professing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | profession |
| Type of | affirmation, avouchment, avowal |
| Derivation | profess |
Examples of professing
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The Netherlands was late in professing its devotion to Reaganism and Thatcherism.
From the economist.com
Their masters would on occasion allow them to secure freedom by professing Islam.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Benched in the playoffs, but Jim Tracy and Dan O'Dowd are professing the faith.
From the denverpost.com
One purse rescue later, and the two are professing undying love for each other.
From the suntimes.com
Did LDS members stop professing that belief at the time of the 1978 revelation?
From the swampland.time.com
Even the number of people jokingly professing to be Jedi Knights more than halved.
From the guardian.co.uk
At the same time those professing no religion rose from 15 per cent to 25 per cent.
From the nzherald.co.nz
When he was suspended, Fujita released a statement professing he did nothing wrong.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Hill plans to major in elementary education, professing a love for children.
From the omaha.com
- Practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"
- Confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist"
- Concede: admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"
- State freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
- Receive into a religious order or congregation
- Take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"
- State insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
- Professed(a): professing to be qualified; "a professed philosopher"
- (professing) profession: an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"
