professing

Stating one believes

Professing is the present participle of profess, carrying its meanings of declaring openly or claiming to have certain beliefs, skills, or feelings.

Someone professing innocence claims to be innocent, though the word often carries a whiff of doubt about sincerity—a professing Christian may or may not practice what they preach.

The word appears frequently in contexts where stated beliefs meet skepticism: Despite professing loyalty, he was the first to leave.

declaring

proclaiming

Announcing something formally

announcingPublicly stating information
assertingStating something confidently
affirmingDeclaring something true

stating · avowing · claiming · pronouncing · voicing · articulating · expressing · uttering · broadcasting · publicizing

commitment

pledging

Making a solemn promise

vowingPromising solemnly
promisingShowing signs of success
dedicatingCommitting to a purpose

swearing · committing · devoting · affirming · oath · vow · pledge · devotion · loyalty · allegiance

feigning

pretending

Simulating what isn't real

claimingDeclaring to be true
purportingClaiming, often falsely
allegingClaiming without evidence

appearing · seeming · posturing · affecting · faking · dissembling · insincere · hypocritical · false · so-called

admitting

confessing

Admitting to a fault

acknowledgingAccepting as true
concedingAcknowledging another's claim
owningBeing in possession

disclosing · revealing · divulging · unburdening · coming clean · admitting · confession · avowal · admission · candor

belief

conviction

Firmly held belief

faithTrust without proof
credoGuiding personal doctrine
doctrineEstablished body of teachings

tenet · ideology · dogma · creed · principles · worldview · stance · position · persuasion · opinion

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