profession
n. vocation, skilled occupation; total people engaged in a profession; declaration, proclamation; avowal, acknowledgement | ||||
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Profession Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Profession
(v.)
The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him.
(v.)
The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith.
(v.)
The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order.
(v.)
That which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere.
(v.)
That of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry.
(v.)
The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him.
(v.)
The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith.
(v.)
The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order.
(v.)
That which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere.
(v.)
That of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry.
| WordNet 2.0 |
profession
Noun
1. the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"
(synonym) community
(hypernym) occupational group, vocation
(hyponym) legal profession, bar, legal community
2. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
(hypernym) occupation, business, job, line of work, line
(hyponym) learned profession
3. an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"
(synonym) professing
(hypernym) avowal, avouchment, affirmation
(derivation) concede, profess, confess
4. affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"
(hypernym) affirmation
(derivation) profess
Noun
1. the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"
(synonym) community
(hypernym) occupational group, vocation
(hyponym) legal profession, bar, legal community
2. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
(hypernym) occupation, business, job, line of work, line
(hyponym) learned profession
3. an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"
(synonym) professing
(hypernym) avowal, avouchment, affirmation
(derivation) concede, profess, confess
4. affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"
(hypernym) affirmation
(derivation) profess
| hEnglish - advanced version |
profession
profession
\pro*fes"sion\ (?), n. [f., fr. l. professio. see profess, v.]
1. the act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith. a solemn vow, promise, and profession. of com. prayer.
2. that which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere. the indians quickly perceive the coincidence or the contradiction between professions and conduct. morse.
3. that of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry. hi tried five or six professions in turn.
note: the three professions, or learned professions, are, especially, theology, law, and medicine.
4. the collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him.
5. (eccl. law.) the act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order.
profession
n
1. the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community" [syn: community]
2. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
3. an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" [syn: professing]
4. affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of christianity"
similar words(2)
learned profession
legal profession
profession
\pro*fes"sion\ (?), n. [f., fr. l. professio. see profess, v.]
1. the act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith. a solemn vow, promise, and profession. of com. prayer.
2. that which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere. the indians quickly perceive the coincidence or the contradiction between professions and conduct. morse.
3. that of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry. hi tried five or six professions in turn.
note: the three professions, or learned professions, are, especially, theology, law, and medicine.
4. the collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him.
5. (eccl. law.) the act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order.
profession
n
1. the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community" [syn: community]
2. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
3. an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" [syn: professing]
4. affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of christianity"
similar words(2)
learned profession
legal profession
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profession
Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special disciplines.
Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special disciplines.
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Proffes
Proffes = n. profession, vow
Proffes = n. profession, vow
Profession Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
profession/ trade
professio
professio
Profession Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Profession
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Profession Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Profession
- This article is about work professions. For religious profession, see Profession (religious).
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