Profess: alternatives and connections

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

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To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.

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To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as, they were into his house; t…

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To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due.

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To make clear; to free from obscurity.

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Taken.

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A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, f…

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Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

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Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

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One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follow…

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One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follow…

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The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith.

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The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith.

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To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.

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To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to one's self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a fault, a debt.

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To lay a claim to; to allege a title to; to claim.

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