profession
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ən noun
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.
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| —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. | 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 | |
| [C13: from Medieval Latin professiō the taking of vows upon entering a religious order, from Latin: public acknowledgment; see | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
profession
early 13c., "vows taken upon entering a religious order," from O.Fr. profession, from L. professionem (nom. professio) "public declaration," from professus (see profess). Meaning "occupation one professes to be skilled in" is from 1540s; meaning "body of persons engaged
in some occupation" is from 1610; as a euphemism for "prostitution" (e.g. oldest profession) it is recorded from 1888.
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Example sentences
The innate conservatism of the academic profession does not help.
But those who challenge the medical profession still face problems.
But his camera was always at his side, and it was not long before his hobby turned into an all-consuming lifestyle and profession.
Provide service to the university, department, and profession.
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