profession

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 [prəˈfɛʃən]

n

1. an occupation requiring special training in the liberal arts or sciences, esp one of the three learned professions, law, theology, or medicine

2. the body of people in such an occupation

3. the act of professing; avowal; declaration

4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

a.  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

b.  the faith or the religion that is the subject of such a declaration

[from Medieval Latin professiō the taking of vows upon entering a religious order, from Latin: public acknowledgment; see profess]

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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

1. occupation, calling, business, career, employment, line, office, position, sphere, vocation, walk of life, line of work, métier Harper was a teacher by profession.

2. declaration, statement, vow, testimony, claim, confession, assertion, affirmation, acknowledgment, avowal, attestation a profession of faith

Translations

profession [prəˈfeʃən] N

1. (= calling) → profesión f, oficio m
by profession → de profesión
he is an engineer by profession → es ingeniero de profesión
the oldest profession (euph) → el oficio más viejo

2. (= body of people) → profesión f, cuerpo m profesional
the professions → las profesiones, los cuerpos profesionales
to enter or join a profession → entrar a formar parte de una profesión or un cuerpo profesional
the legal profession → el cuerpo de abogados
the liberal professions → las profesiones liberales
the medical profession → la profesión médica, el cuerpo médico
the teaching profession → el cuerpo docente
a member of the teaching profession → un miembro del cuerpo docente
to enter the teaching profession → entrar en la docencia or la enseñanza
see also caring A

3. (= declaration) → declaración f, manifestación f
profession of faith → profesión f de fe

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profession [prəˈfɛʃ^ən]

n (= job) → profession f
in the profession → dans la profession

professions npl
the professions → les professions libérales

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profession

n

(= occupation) → Beruf m; the medical/teaching profession → der Arzt-/Lehrberuf; by profession → von Beruf; the professions → die gehobenen Berufe; the oldest profession in the world (hum) → das älteste Gewerbe der Welt

(= members of the profession) the medical profession → die Ärzteschaft; the architectural profession → die Architekten pl; the whole profession was outraged → der gesamte Berufsstand war empört

(= declaration, also Eccl) → Gelübde nt; profession of faith → Glaubensbekenntnis nt; a profession of love → eine Liebeserklärung; a profession of contempt → eine Missfallensäußerung; a profession of loyalty → ein Treuegelöbnis nt; the profession of Christianity → das Bekenntnis zum Christentum; he is, by his own profession, … → nach eigenem Bekunden ist er …

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profession [prəˈfɛʃ/ən] n

a. (gen) → professione f
the professions → le professioni liberali
by profession → di professione
the medical profession (calling) → la professione medica (doctors collectively) → i medici

b. (declaration) → dichiarazione f
profession of faith (Rel) → professione f di fede

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