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Profess meaning

  1. To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.
  2. To declare oneself (to be something).
  3. To declare; to assert, affirm.

Using Profess

  • The main meaning on this page is: To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. | To declare oneself (to be something). | To declare; to assert, affirm.
  • Useful related words include: claim, admit, vow, take on.
  • In the example corpus, profess often appears in combinations such as: profess to, to profess, profess their.

Context around Profess

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Profess

  • In this selection, "profess" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, people, liberals, elite, themselves and love stand out and add context to how "profess" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include continue to profess their innocence and day to profess one s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "profess" sits close to words such as aac, abdallah and abdication, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with profess

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Meanwhile, the island’s elite profess themselves ‘serene’. (8 words)

People profess without reservation that they love the Earth; that they love Mother Nature. (14 words)

He welcomed audience questions and, refreshingly, didn’t profess to have airtight answers to everything. (15 words)

While urging every man to always profess love to his wife daily, Prof. Soludo further expressed confidence in the continued growth of their bond in the years to come, while also expressing optimism for a future filled with enduring love and happiness. (42 words)

He flew across the country and broke into the house of a woman he was cyberstalking and obsessed with because she was ignoring and blocking him, and he wanted to profess his love and devotion to her. (37 words)

Through new interviews with a host of entertainers such as Mick Jagger, Billy Porter, Nile Rodgers and John Waters – all of whom profess their love, admiration and emulation of him – it’s clear many others agree. (36 words)

If there’s one iconic day to profess one’s love to another, it’s Valentine’s Day! (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to Justice Sewnarine-Beharry, Persaud, and Ramdhan continue to profess their innocence despite there being “cogent evidence” implicating them in the crime.

According to recent findings from the Pew Research Centre survey, 78% of Italians still profess to be of the Catholic faith.

After all, there is virtually no doubt that any future Palestinian state will be the embodiment of values that are the diametric antithesis of those to which Left-leaning, progressive liberals profess to subscribe.

Biden, who is of Irish Catholic descent, has used similar words in the past to profess his affinity for Israel.

He flew across the country and broke into the house of a woman he was cyberstalking and obsessed with because she was ignoring and blocking him, and he wanted to profess his love and devotion to her.

He took it back, but we all know that our society right now, there is a segment that if you profess your faith, you could be attacked.

He welcomed audience questions and, refreshingly, didn’t profess to have airtight answers to everything.

Meanwhile, the island’s elite profess themselves ‘serene’.

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Sadly, Islam is largely misunderstood and, in some climes, associated with violence mainly because of the actions of some misguided elements who profess the religion of Islam and who, undoubtedly, need to understand Islamic knowledge.

The DPP’s Office will not be intimidated by these individuals who profess to want justice in a criminal matter even while a police file is being given due legal attention.

The use of what specific counterfactuals to use is an ongoing debate within economic thought, but DeMartino argues that counterfactuals are often excuses by economists to disregard the moral implications of what they profess.

The very same tabloids, of course, that she would later profess to hate and blame for ruining her life.

Through new interviews with a host of entertainers such as Mick Jagger, Billy Porter, Nile Rodgers and John Waters – all of whom profess their love, admiration and emulation of him – it’s clear many others agree.

While urging every man to always profess love to his wife daily, Prof. Soludo further expressed confidence in the continued growth of their bond in the years to come, while also expressing optimism for a future filled with enduring love and happiness.

A lot of people profess, but they don’t act, so when they called me and told me, I thank God,” he said.

But the players on the present roster profess to still have hope for the 2023-24 campaign.

If there’s one iconic day to profess one’s love to another, it’s Valentine’s Day!

If writers of autobiographies tend to profess themselves innocent of the bad bits that the world knows about, and skip entirely the naughty bits that didn’t come to public knowledge, Sanders is frank.

People profess without reservation that they love the Earth; that they love Mother Nature.

To which Scott interrupted Trump, even taking over Trump's mic, to profess his fealty to the king.

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Common combinations with profess

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "profess" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Justice Sewnarine-Beharry, Persaud, and Ramdhan continue to profess their innocence despite there being “cogent evidence” implicating them in the crime." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "profess" from authentic English texts.
What does "profess" mean?
Profess means: To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.
What are synonyms of "profess"?
Common synonyms of "profess" include: claim, admit, vow, take on, take, accept, declare, acknowledge. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "profess" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "profess", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.