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   pro·fes·sion

   /prəˈfeSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification: "his chosen profession of teaching" Similar careeroccupationcallingvocationline of workline of employmentlinemétierbusinesstradecraftwalk of lifespherejobday jobpositionwayinformal:racketarchaic:employ
   • ▪ a body of people engaged in a particular profession: "the profession is divided on the issue"
   • 2. an act of declaring that one has a particular feeling or quality, especially when this is not the case: "his profession of delight rang hollow" Similar declarationaffirmationstatementannouncementproclamationassertionavowalvowclaimallegationprotestationacknowledgmentadmissionconfessionrare:asseverationaverment
   • 3. a declaration of belief in a religion: "a profession of faith in Jesus Christ"
   • ▪ the declaration or vows made on entering a religious order.
   • ▪ the ceremony or fact of being professed in a religious order: "after profession she taught in Maidenhead"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the vow made on entering a religious order): via Old French from Latin professio(n-), from profiteri ‘declare publicly’ (see profess). profession (sense 1) derives from the notion of an occupation that one ‘professes’ to be skilled in.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROFESSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected because it involves a high level of education: He left the teaching profession in 1965 to start his own business. The report notes that 40 percent of lawyers entering the profession are women. Teaching as a profession is very underpaid.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › professionProfession Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PROFESSION is a principal calling, vocation, or employment. How to use profession in a sentence.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ProfessionProfession - Wikipedia

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   A profession is a field of work that has been successfully professionalized. [1] .

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROFESSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A profession is a type of job that requires advanced education or training. Harper was a teacher by profession. Only 20 per cent of jobs in the professions are held by women.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprofession noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of profession noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › professionProfession - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Careers that require specialized training or advanced degrees are considered professions. Your parents may want you to go into a profession like the practice of law, but you dream of being a rodeo clown. The collective group of people practicing a profession is also called profession.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › professionProfession - definition of profession by The Free Dictionary

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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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › profession_nprofession, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun profession, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of profession – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    PROFESSION definition: 1. a type of work that needs special training or education: 2. the people who do a type of work…. Learn more.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › professionProfession Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    noun. professions. A professing, or declaring; avowal, whether true or pretended. A profession of sympathy. Webster's New World. A vocation or occupation requiring advanced education and training, and involving intellectual skills, as medicine, law, theology, engineering, teaching, etc. Webster's New World.