English Dictionary
Definition of “profession”
profession (prəˈfɛʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- an occupation requiring special training in the liberal arts or sciences, esp one of the three learned professions, law, theology, or medicine
- the body of people in such an occupation
- the act of professing; avowal; declaration
- Also called profession of faitha declaration of faith in a religion, esp as made on entering the Church of that religion or an order belonging to it
- the faith or the religion that is the subject of such a declaration
Word Origin
C13: from Medieval Latin professiō the taking of vows upon entering a religious order, from Latin: public acknowledgment; see profess
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry
=
occupation,
calling,
business,
career,
employment,
line,
office,
position,
sphere,
vocation,
walk of life,
line of work
métier,
=
declaration,
statement,
vow,
testimony,
claim,
confession,
assertion,
affirmation,
acknowledgment,
avowal,
attestation,
Translations
- British English:
profession
A profession is a type of job that requires advanced education or training.He was a teacher by profession.prəˈfɛʃən NOUN He was a teacher by profession.
- Spanish:
profesión
nf
- French:
profession
nf
- German:
Beruf
nm
- Chinese: 职业 n
- Arabic: حِرْفَة n
- Portuguese: profissão nf
- Russian: профессия nf
- Croatian: profesija nf
- Czech: profese nf
- Danish: profession nutr
- Dutch: beroep nnt
- Finnish: ammatti n
- Greek: επάγγελμα nnt
- Italian: professione nf
- Japanese: 職業 n
- Korean: 직업 n
- Norwegian: fag nnt
- Polish: zawód nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: profissão nf
- European Spanish:
profesión
nf
- Swedish: yrke nnt
- Thai: อาชีพ n
- Turkish: meslek n
- Vietnamese: nghề n
Usage examples
Even in a prison setting, noted Lucy Durmast drily to herself, the habit of meiosis didn't desert the medical profession.
Aird, Catherine, A Dead Liberty (1986)And then he lets slip the reason for his apparent volte face:'The dental profession 's concentration on fluoride has let sugar off the hook.
Spiked (2002)He said that among the medical profession there was a greater degree of objection to abortion in Northern Ireland than in England or Wales.
Irish Times (2002)A nurse and social worker by profession , she's back nursing again.
Glasgow Herald (2001)There was a last brother, George, always known as Fred, who tried to take up the profession.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
