Synonyms of the word

professing

• v. present participle of profess.

affirmation

• n. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
• n. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

avouchment

• n. The act of avouching.
• n. A positive declaration.

avowal

• n. An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge.

profession

• n. A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
• n. A declaration of belief, faith or of one's opinion.
• n. An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area;…
• n. The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.