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Profession
Definitions
- 1 A declaration of faith.; A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
"She died only a few years after her profession."
- 2 an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) wordnet
- 3 A declaration of faith.; The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.
"I congratulate you upon the wisdom that withheld you from entering yourself a member of the Protestant Association […] it is likely to bring an odium upon the profession they make, that will not soon be forgotten."
- 4 affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith wordnet
- 5 A declaration of faith.; Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended.
"Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years."
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- 6 an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion wordnet
- 7 A professional occupation.; An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
"My father was a barrister by profession."
- 8 the body of people in a learned occupation wordnet
- 9 A professional occupation.; The practitioners of such an occupation collectively. collective
"His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession."
Etymology
From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from Latin professiō (“avowal, public declaration”), from the participle stem of profitērī (“to profess”). By surface analysis, profess + -ion.
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