Profess

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin professus.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Profess f (genitive Profess, plural Professe)

  1. (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
Declension of Profess [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Profess die Professe
genitive einer der Profess der Professe
dative einer der Profess den Professen
accusative eine die Profess die Professe

Noun

Profess m (weak, genitive Professen, plural Professen)

  1. (Catholicism) one who has made a profession

Usage notes
  • 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
Declension of Profess [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Profess die Professen
genitive eines des Professen der Professen
dative einem dem Professen den Professen
accusative einen den Professen die Professen

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