Openly declared or acknowledged. / Professing to be qualified. / Admitted to a religious order.

simple past tense and past participle of profess

(religion) A promise or vow made on entering a religious order. / The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.

(transitive, chiefly passive) To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. / (reflexive) To declare oneself (to be something).

plural of profession

present participle of profess

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profess

That can be professed.

Stated, announced, or acknowledged by oneself.

A profession that nurtures the growth of or addresses the problems of a person's physical, psychological, intellectual, emotional or spiritual well-being, including medicine, nursing, psychotherapy, psychological counseling, social work, education, life coaching and ministry.