I do profess to be no less than I seem.
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Profess
Synonyms for "profess" (92 found)
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34 translations across 13 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- اِنْتَحَلَ verb (to admit to a religious order)
- دَرَّسَ verb (to work as a professor of; to teach)
Bulgarian
3 entries- заявявам verb (to declare; to assert; to affirm)
- приемам verb (to admit to a religious order)
- признавам verb ((reflexive) to declare oneself (to be something))
Czech
4 entries- hlásit se verb (to admit to a religious order)
- prohlašovat verb (to declare; to assert; to affirm)
- tvrdit verb (to declare; to assert; to affirm)
- vyznávat verb (to admit to a religious order)
Finnish
4 entries- julistaa verb (to declare; to assert; to affirm)
- julistautua verb ((reflexive) to declare oneself (to be something))
- opettaa verb (to work as a professor of; to teach)
- tunnustautua verb ((reflexive) to declare oneself (to be something))
German
2 entries- sich bekennen verb (to admit to a religious order)
- sich zu etwas bekennen verb ((reflexive) to declare oneself (to be something))
Hungarian
4 entries- kijelent verb (to declare; to assert; to affirm)
- oktat verb (to work as a professor of; to teach)
- szerzetesi fogadalmat tesz verb (to administer the vows of a religious order to (someone))
- szerzetesrendbe befogad verb (to admit to a religious order)
Italian
1 entries- professare verb (to admit to a religious order)
Latin
1 entries- profiteor verb (to declare; to assert; to affirm)
Polish
1 entries- wyznawać verb (to admit to a religious order)
Russian
2 entries- преподава́ть verb (to work as a professor of; to teach)
- провозглашать verb (to declare; to assert; to affirm)
Slovak
2 entries- hlásiť sa verb (to admit to a religious order)
- vyznávať verb (to admit to a religious order)
Spanish
1 entries- profesar verb (to work as a professor of; to teach)
Turkish
1 entries- bir şeyi itiraf etmek verb (to declare; to assert; to affirm)
Sample sentences
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Fadil wrote Layla a poem to profess his love.
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About 1.2 billion people worldwide profess Catholicism - the world's largest Christian faith.
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Many people profess a belief in God yet maintain significantly divergent theologies and practices. Ecumenical movements attempt to bridge those differences through dialogue and mutual understanding, but some denominations will not participate in such efforts.
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