profess
Pronunciation:
/pɹəˈfɛs/verb
Definitions
To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. (Chiefly in passive.)
To declare oneself (to be something).
To declare; to assert, affirm.
To make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity.