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Definitions for Profession
[1] a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: the profession of teaching. Compare learned profession.
[2] any vocation or business.
[3] the body of persons engaged in an occupation or calling: to be respected by the medical profession.
[4] the act of professing; avowal; a declaration, whether true or false: professions of dedication.
[5] the declaration of belief in or acceptance of religion or a faith: the profession of Christianity.
[6] a religion or faith professed.
[7] the declaration made on entering into membership of a church or religious order.
[8] an occupation requiring special training in the liberal arts or sciences, esp one of the three learned professions, law, theology, or medicine
[9] the body of people in such an occupation
[10] the act of professing; avowal; declaration
[11] Also called: profession of faith a declaration of faith in a religion, esp as made on entering the Church of that religion or an order belonging to it the faith or the religion that is the subject of such a declaration
Words related to Profession
art, business, career, undertaking, specialty, field, craft, pursuit, situation, role, employment, occupation, dodge, slot, berth, engagement, handicraft, service, office, sphere
Words nearby Profession
profeminist, profert, profess, professed, professedly, profession, professional, professional association, professional corporation, professional foul, professional standards review organization
Origin of Profession
1175–1225; Middle English < Medieval Latin professiōn- (stem of professiō ) the taking of the vows of a religious order. See professed, -ion
Other words from Profession
pro·fes·sion·less , noun
non·pro·fes·sion , noun
Word origin for Profession
C13: from Medieval Latin professiō the taking of vows upon entering a religious order, from Latin: public acknowledgment; see profess
Synonyms for Profession
art, business, career, craft, employment, field, line of work, occupation, pursuit, role, situation, specialty, undertaking, avocation, berth, billet, biz, calling, concern, dodge, engagement, game, handicraft, lifework, line, office, position, post, service, slot, sphere, thing, trade, vocation, chosen work, métier, rat race, walk of life