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professOne entry found. Main Entry: pro·fess Pronunciation: \prə-ˈfes, prō-\ Function: verb Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from profes, adjective, having professed one's vows, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin professus, from Latin, past participle of profitēri to profess, confess, from pro- before + fatēri to acknowledge; in other senses, from Latin professus, past participle — more at confess Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 : to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows
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