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pro·fes·sion  (pr-fshn)

n.

1.

a. An occupation or career: "One of the highest compliments a child can pay a parent is to choose his or her profession" (Joan Nathan).

b. An occupation, such as law, medicine, or engineering, that requires considerable training and specialized study.

c. The body of qualified persons in an occupation or field: members of the teaching profession.

2. An act or instance of professing; a declaration.

3. An avowal of faith or belief.

4. A faith or belief: believers of various professions.

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profession

Noun

1. a type of work that requires special training, such as in law or medicine

2. the people employed in such an occupation

3. a declaration of a belief or feeling: a profession of faith [Latin professio public acknowledgment]

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Profession a body of persons engaged in a craft or trade, collectively.

Examples: the profession (actors collectively); profession of divinity, 1682; of husbandry, 1557; legal profession (lawyers collectively), medical profession, 1541; the three great professions of divinity, law, and physick, 1771.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	profession - the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists" legal community, legal profession, bar - the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" health profession - the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients business community, businessmen - the body of individuals who manage businesses community of scholars - the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees economics profession - the body of professional economists priesthood - the body of ordained religious practitioners occupational group, vocation - a body of people doing the same kind of work
	2.	profession - an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" learned profession - one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles literature - the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure" architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect education - the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) journalism - the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media politics - the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry
	3.	profession - an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" professing affirmation, avouchment, avowal - a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
	4.	profession - affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity" affirmation - (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)

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profession

noun occupation, calling, business, career, employment, line, office, position, sphere, vocation, walk of life, line of work, métier

Translations

profession [prəˈfɛʃən] n → profesión f

profession [prəˈfɛʃən] n → profession f;

the professions → les professions libérales

profession [prəˈfɛʃən] n → Beruf m;

(people) → Berufsstand m;

the professions → die gehobenen Berufe

profession [prəˈfɛʃən] n → professione f;

the professions → le professioni liberali