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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] 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.
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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 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 … 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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