profess
verb (used with object)
to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to.
have been professing
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present perfect progressiveof profess.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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They have been professing Christians from of old.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander
