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profess verb

  /pɹəˈfɛs/
  • (transitive) To work as a professor of; to teach. [from 16th c.]
 преподава́ть
  • (transitive, chiefly, passive) To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. [from 14th c.]
 преподава́ть, провозглашать
  • (transitive) To make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity. [from 16th c.]
 провозглашать

profession noun

  /pɹəˈfɛʃən/
  • The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion. [from 16th c.]
 вероиспове́дание
  • A professional occupation.
 заня́тие, профе́ссия
  • (religion) A promise or vow made on entering a religious order. [from 12th c.]
 обе́т
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