profanely
— Adverb
– English
～ in an irreverent or profane manner; "he kept wondering profanely why everything bad happened to him"
profanely
— Adverb
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～ with curses; "muttering profanely"
profaneness
— Noun
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～ an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
profaneness
— Noun
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～ unholiness by virtue of being profane
profanity
— Noun
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～ vulgar or irreverent speech or action
profess
— Verb
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～ admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"
profess
— Verb
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～ receive into a religious order or congregation
profess
— Verb
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～ state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
profess
— Verb
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～ practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"
profess
— Verb
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～ take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"
profess
— Verb
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～ confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist"
profess
— Verb
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～ state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
professed
— Adjective
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～ openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"
professed
— Adjective
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～ professing to be qualified; "a professed philosopher"
professed
— Adjective
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～ claimed with intent to deceive; "his professed intentions"
professedly
— Adverb
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～ with pretense or intention to deceive; "is only professedly poor"
professedly
— Adverb
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～ by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders"
professing
— Noun
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～ an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"
profession
— Noun
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～ the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists"
profession
— Noun
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～ an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)