profess (Verb) — Practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about. ex. "She professes organic chemistry"
profess (Verb) — Confess one's faith in, or allegiance to. ex. "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country" ex. "he professes to be a Communist"
profess (Verb) — Admit (to a wrongdoing). ex. "She professed that she had taken the money"
profess (Verb) — State freely. ex. "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
profess (Verb) — Receive into a religious order or congregation.
profess (Verb) — Take vows, as in religious order. ex. "she professed herself as a nun"
profess (Verb) — State insincerely. ex. "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"