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fess

Latin

Variants

fessfesfession

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About This Root

From Latin fatērī (to acknowledge, confess), past participle fassus, and profitērī (to declare publicly). Yields two major word families: confess/confession/confessional (acknowledging privately or to authority) and profess/professor/profession/professional (declaring publicly). The split between private confession and public profession reveals how context transforms the same act of speaking.

Associated Words

confess

To admit to wrongdoing; to disclose sins to a priest

IELTSTOEFLGRE

confessed

Openly admitted or acknowledged

B2

confession

An admission of guilt or wrongdoing; the disclosure of sins to a priest

TOEFLB2

confessional

A booth for hearing confessions; relating to confession or religious denomination

B2

confessor

A priest who hears confessions; one who confesses faith or wrongdoing

B2

non-professional

Not professional; amateur

profess

To openly declare or claim something; to affirm one's belief

TOEFLB2

professed

Openly declared or claimed, sometimes insincerely

C2

profession

An occupation requiring specialized education; a public declaration of belief

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

professional

skilled and trained in a specific field; a person with specialized expertise

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

professional-grade

Of a quality suitable for professional use

professional-level

At a professional standard or skill level

professional-quality

Having the quality of professional work

professionalism

The standards and conduct expected of a professional; 职业精神,专业素养

TOEFLB1

professionalization

The process of becoming or making something professional

B1

professionalized

Made or became professional in standards or practice

B1

professionally

In a professional manner; as a paid career

B1

professions

Skilled occupations; declarations of belief; 专业职业;信仰表白

IELTSB1

professor

A senior academic teacher at a university or college

NGSL 2kIELTSB1

professorship

The position or office of a professor

C2

self-confessed

Openly admitted by the person themselves

semi-professional

Engaged in an activity for pay part-time; a part-time paid player; 半职业性的;半职业运动员

unprofessional

Not meeting professional standards; inappropriate in the workplace

B1

unprofessionally

In an unprofessional manner

B1