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Profession

prəˈfɛʃn

Profession definitions

noun

Inflections:

profession professions

a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification

"his chosen profession of teaching"

Synonyms:
career occupation calling vocation line of work line of employment line métier
- a body of people engaged in a particular profession
  
  "the legal profession has become increasingly business-conscious"
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"

Synonyms:
declaration affirmation statement announcement proclamation assertion avowal vow claim allegation protestation
a declaration of belief in a religion

"a profession of faith in Jesus Christ"

Synonyms:
statement sworn statement affidavit attestation affirmation assertion
- 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"