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   Pro·fes·sion

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   noun

   • 1. a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification: "his chosen profession of teaching" Similar careeroccupationcallingvocationline of workline of employmentlinemétierbusinesstradecraftwalk of lifespherejobday jobpositionwayinformal:racketarchaic:employ
   • ▪ a body of people engaged in a particular profession: "the profession is divided on the issue"
   • 2. an act of declaring that one has a particular feeling or quality, especially when this is not the case: "his profession of delight rang hollow" Similar declarationaffirmationstatementannouncementproclamationassertionavowalvowclaimallegationprotestationacknowledgmentadmissionconfessionrare:asseverationaverment
   • 3. a declaration of belief in a religion: "a profession of faith in Jesus Christ"
   • ▪ the declaration or vows made on entering a religious order.
   • ▪ the ceremony or fact of being professed in a religious order: "after profession she taught in Maidenhead"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the vow made on entering a religious order): via Old French from Latin professio(n-), from profiteri ‘declare publicly’ (see profess). profession (sense 1) derives from the notion of an occupation that one ‘professes’ to be skilled in.

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   What does profession mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of PROFESSION is the act of taking the vows of a religious community. How to use profession in a sentence.

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   What is a legal profession?

   • The legal profession has/have always resisted change. [countable] profession of something a statement about what you believe, feel or think about something, that is sometimes made publicly synonym declaration His professions of love did not seem sincere. Definition of profession noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is a typical profession?

   • The typical profession involves technical, specialized, and highly skilled work. This skill and experience is often referred to as "professional expertise ." In the modern era, training for a profession involves obtaining degrees and certifications. Often, entry to the profession is barred without licensure.

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   What does professio mean?

   • Middle English professioun, from Anglo-French profession, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin profession-, professio, from Latin, public declaration, from profitēri 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 It's a Living: Last Names That Started... “Profession.”

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   noun. a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: Compare learned profession. the profession of teaching. Synonyms: employment, calling. any vocation or business. the body of persons engaged in an occupation or calling: to be respected by the medical profession.

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   A profession is a field of work that has been successfully professionalized. [1] .

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   Definitions of profession. noun. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) see more. noun. the body of people in a learned occupation. “the news spread rapidly through the medical profession ” see more. noun. an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion. “a profession of disagreement”

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