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pro·fes·sion
/
prəˈfɛʃ
ən
/
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pr
uh
-
fesh
-
uh
n
]
Show IPA
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.
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6.
a religion or faith
professed
.
7.
the declaration made on entering into membership of a church or religious order.
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Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
<
Medieval Latin
professiōn-
(stem of
professiō
) the taking of the vows of a religious order.
See
professed
,
-ion
Related forms
pro·fes·sion·less,
noun
non·pro·fes·sion,
noun
Synonyms
1.
calling, employment.
See
occupation.
4.
asseveration, assertion, protestation.
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