to profess Christianity / Islam / Judaism
기독교/이슬람교/유대교 소속이다
Although they were Christian, he did not profess any
faith.
[ 기독교인지만 본인이 기독교인이라고 말하고 다니지는
않았다.]
The word professing means "to declare openly". So a "professing Christian" is one who declares their faith openly. This leads to the conclusion that the opposite of a professing Christian is one who does not announce his or her faith. They may believe and practice their Christianity in private.
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to state something, sometimes in a way that is not sincere( to claim something, sometimes falsely:)
==> 뉘앙스가 "~라고 말은 하는데..."
[+ to infinitive] They professed to have no knowledge of the event.그들은 그 일에 아는 게 없다고 주장했다.[그렇게 말은 하지만 아니라고 생각함.]
[T] She continues to profess her innocence.
She professes not to be interested in money.
I don't profess to know all the details about the case.
She professes ignorance of the whole affair, though I'm not sure I believe her.
[그녀는 그 일에 대해 전혀 아는바가 없다고 하는 데, 글쎄
못 미더운데.]
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