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Definition

to claim (openly state) — sometimes insincerely

Much more rarely, profess can mean:

to teach or be knowledgeable of — as in "profess chemistry"
practice as a profession — as in "profess medicine"
proclaim belief in or allegiance to — as in "profess Catholicism"

She professed innocence but later admitted her guilt.

professed = claimed

She professes not to be worried.
Over half profess a belief in God.
A lifetime of letters, letters professing my love, letters from my heart.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Notebook

professing = openly stating

she professed herself as a nun
The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades
The terrorists professed a desire to glorify God
She professes organic chemistry
he professes to be a Communist
She professed herself delighted to be left at peace in Florence; she had locked up her apartment and sent her cook home to Palestrina.
Henry James -- The Portrait of a Lady - Volume 1
Not knowing the facts then, he did not profess to understand, and refrained from comment.
Theodore Dreiser -- Sister Carrie
But Duncan declined the charge, professing his readiness to serve as a volunteer by the side of the scout.
James Fenimore Cooper -- The Last of the Mohicans
To be professing his love for me onstage one minute and then thinking I was making out with Javi the next?
Colleen Hoover -- Slammed
We proclaim you Death, my mother, and profess your resurrection.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Lost Souls
And, in the name of our holy religion, and of that God whom we profess to worship in common, let there be no more bloodshed!
James Fenimore Cooper -- The Pathfinder
It did not seem that as professedly religious a man as Dave would suddenly be contemplating the blackmail business.
Roger Zelazny -- My Name is Legion
In this world Alvin was as much an angel as he was the Satan he professed to be.
Ted Dekker -- BoneMan's Daughters
Boxer professed not to be sorry for what had happened.
George Orwell -- Animal Farm
I was sure if he could talk, he would profess his humiliation and assure us that he had tried, really tried, to hold it in.
John Grogan -- Marley & Me
There were those who professed not to see the irony of their inaction.
Don DeLillo -- White Noise

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