Word Meanings - PROFESS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

or nun), L. professus, p. p. of profiteri to profess; pro before, 1. To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely. "Hear me profess sincerely." Shak.

Additional info about word: PROFESS

or nun), L. professus, p. p. of profiteri to profess; pro before, 1. To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely. "Hear me profess sincerely." Shak. The best and wisest of them all professed To know this only, that he nothing knew. Milton. 2. To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of. I do profess to be no less than I seem. Shak. 3. To present to knowledge of, to proclaim one's self versed in; to make one's self a teacher or practitioner of, to set up as an authority respecting; to declare ; as, he professes surgery; to profess one's self a physician.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PROFESS)

• Acknowledge
• Avow
• admit
• recognize
• own
• accept
• profess
• endorse
• grant
• concede
• concern
• Avouch
• Aver
• protest
• declare
• propound
• asseverate
• Pretend
• Feign
• similate
• offer
• allege
• exhibit
• affect

Related words: (words related to PROFESS)

• PROFESSORY
  Of or pertaining to a professor; professorial. Bacon.
• ACCEPTABLE
  Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
• ADMITTER
  One who admits.
• OFFER
  ferre to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. offrir to 1. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up. Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for
• PROFESSORIALISM
  The character, manners, or habits of a professor.
• ENDORSER
  See INDORSER
• EXHIBITION
  The act of administering a remedy. (more info) 1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display. 2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public show; a display of works of art,
• ACCEPT
  To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange. Bouvier. 6. In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; bill , to agree to pay it when due. -- To accept service , to agree that a writ or
• AVOUCHMENT
  The act of avouching; positive declaration. Milton.
• AFFECTATIONIST
  One who exhibits affectation. Fitzed. Hall.
• OFFERER
  One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship. Hooker.
• EXHIBITIONER
  One who has a pension or allowance granted for support. A youth who had as an exhibitioner from Christ's Hospital. G. Eliot.
• PROFESSORIAT
  See PROFESSORIATE
• AFFECTION
  Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison. 7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton. 8. Affectation. "Spruce affection." Shak. 9. Passion; violent emotion. Most wretched man, That to affections
• AVOUCHABLE
  Capable of being avouched.
• ACCEPTOR
  One who accepts; specifically ,
• ACKNOWLEDGE
  1. To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God. I acknowledge my transgressions. Ps. li. 3. For ends generally acknowledged to be good. Macaulay. 2. To own
• AFFECTIBILITY
  The quality or state of being affectible.
• PROFESSEDLY
  By profession.
• AFFECTIVELY
  In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.
• OVERAFFECT
  To affect or care for unduly. Milton.
• MISAFFECT
  To dislike.
• UNCONCERNMENT
  The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. South.
• IMMIGRANT
  One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of emigrant. Syn. -- See Emigrant.
• INAFFECTED
  Unaffected. -- In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv.
• FLAGRANT
  1. Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent. The beadle's lash still flagrant on their back. Prior. A young man yet flagrant from the lash of the executioner or the beadle. De Quincey. Flagrant desires and affections. Hooker. 2. Actually in
• SUPRAPROTEST
  An acceptance of a bill by a third person after protest for nonacceptance by the drawee. Burrill.