Profess
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Profeß (superseded)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin professus.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Profess f (genitive Profess, plural Professe)
- (Catholicism) profession (promise or vow made on entering a religious order)
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 328:
- Wie ein frommer Bruder. Man kann sagen, Ihr Noviziat ist beendet, Sie haben Profeß getan. Meine feierliche Gratulation. Sie sagen ja auch schon ‚unser Speisesaal‘.
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Declension edit
Declension of Profess [feminine]
Noun edit
Profess m (weak, genitive Professen, plural Professen)
- (Catholicism) one who has made a profession
Usage notes edit
- The spelling Profess has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Profeß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension edit
Declension of Profess [masculine, weak]
Further reading edit
- “Profess, Versprechen, Gelübde” in Duden online
- “Profess, Ordensgelübde, Novize” in Duden online
- “Profess” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache