false profession
Example Sentences
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He may deceive the world with a false profession of faith, but can deceive neither God nor himself.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by Brann, William Cowper
Faith is more sincere when there are no motives for a false profession, and every natural motive to conceal religious belief.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances
Mixture, hypocrisy, and false profession, creep in everywhere.
From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by Ryle, John Charles
And she who had lived during her youth in ignorance of “the false profession of people called spiritual” had to learn amongst “the religious” many a sorrowful lesson.
From Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg by Magdeburg, Matilda of
Yes; a profession—a false profession, Mr Gresham,—a false profession—a false profession.
From Doctor Thorne by Trollope, Anthony
