profiteor — meaning in English

English meaning

• avow verb To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
• profess verb To claim or declare something, often about oneself, sometimes insincerely.

Senses

profiteor is used for these senses in English:

• avow (transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.

avow — full definition

1. verb To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
2. verb To bind or devote by a vow.
3. verb To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.

profess — full definition

1. verb To claim or declare something, often about oneself, sometimes insincerely.
2. verb To formally declare belief in a religion or set of principles.