<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) To lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed extreme regret.</li><li>Synonyms: avow, purport, allege, claim</li><li>To declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge: to profess one's satisfaction.</li><li>To affirm faith in or allegiance to (a religion, God, etc.).</li><li>To declare oneself skilled or expert in; claim to have knowledge of; make (a thing) one's profession or business.</li><li>To teach as a professor: She professes comparative literature.</li><li>To receive or admit into a religious order.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) To make a profession, avowal, or declaration.</li><li>To take the vows of a religious order.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>