profession
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profession
- /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/ Canada, US, UK
- /pɹəˈfeʃ.ən/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from Latin professiō (“avowal, public declaration”), from the participle stem of profitērī (“to profess”). By surface analysis, profess + -ion.
noun professions
- A promise or vow made on entering a religious order. She died only a few years after her profession.
- The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion. I congratulate you upon the wisdom that withheld you from entering yourself a member of the Protestant Association […] it is likely to bring an odium upon the profession they make, that will not soon be forgotten.
- Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended. Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
- An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training. My father was a barrister by profession.
- The practitioners of such an occupation collectively. His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: community, professing, ethos, allegiance, constituency, world, professionalism, specialist, unionism, specialized, expertise, specialty, specialization, expert, professional, vocation
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noun declaration of faith, belief or opinion
| Español | profesión |
|---|---|
| Français | profession |
| Deutsch | Bekenntnis |
| Ελληνικά | ομολογία omología |
| Română | profesiune de credință |
| Русский | вероиспове́дание veroispovédanije |
noun occupation
| Español | profesión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 직업 jigeop |
| 日本語 | 職業 shokugyō |
| 中文 | 職業 /职业 zhíyè, 行業 /行业 hángyè |
| हिन्दी | पेशा peśā, वृत्ति vŕtti, व्यवसाय vyavsāy, व्यवहार vyavhār |
| Português | profissão |
| Français | profession, métier |
| Deutsch | Beruf, Profession |
| Italiano | professione |
| Ελληνικά | επάγγελμα epángelma |
| Română | profesie, meserie, profesiune, meșteșug |
| Русский | профе́ссия proféssija, заня́тие zanjátije |
| Tiếng Việt | nghề, nghề nghiệp |
| العربية | مِهْنَة mihna, وَظِيفَة waẓīfa |
| עברית | מִקְצוֹעַ miktsóa, מִשְׂרָה misrá |
noun promise or vow made on entering a religious order
| Español | profesión, profesión de fe |
|---|---|
| Français | profession |
| Deutsch | Profess, Gelübde |
| Ελληνικά | ομολογία omología, διακύρηξη diakýrixi |
| Română | profesiune de credință, jurământ, legământ |
| Русский | обе́т obét |
noun practitioners of a profession collectively
| Español | gremio |
|---|---|
| Français | profession, corps de métier |
| Deutsch | Fachwelt |
| Ελληνικά | ομότεχνοι omótechnoi, επάγγελμα epángelma |
| Română | profesie |
Talk about this word "profession." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/profession. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. profession. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/profession "profession." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/profession.Cite this
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title = {profession},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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