PROFESS
- to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows
- declare or admit openly or freely affirm
- declare in words or appearances only pretend claim
- confess one's faith in or allegiance to
- to affirm openly [v PROFESSED, PROFESSES, PROFESSING]
- practice or claim to be versed in (a calling or profession)
- teach as a professor
- make a profession or avowal
- profess friendship