RhymeZone: professed definitions

Definitions of profess:

verb: state insincerely
Example: "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"
verb: confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
Example: "The teacher professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"
verb: practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
Example: "She professes organic chemistry"
verb: take vows, as in religious order
Example: "She professed herself as a nun"
verb: receive into a religious order or congregation
verb: state freely
Example: "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
verb: admit, make a clean breast of