profession
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4.7
- noun
- /prəˈfɛʃən/
- Formal
:
profesión
- At church, he made a profession of his faith in front of the congregation.
- profession of faith
- make a profession
- public profession
Examples
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Surely the Christian profession "I believe in one God" is not an empty declaration.
Academic text (2007) -
Simply put, a profession is, by definition, founded on research and scholarship.
Academic text (2015) -
Many pressing philosophical questions face the profession today and may well confront us in the future.
Academic text (1992) -
The medical profession prides itself on valuing the individual and their problems as unique above all else.
Academic text (2015) -
And on the profession of your faith, I baptize you, my sister, in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost.
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Her profession of belief was met with overwhelming support from her friends.
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During the meeting, she made a profession of her opinions about the new policy.
Synonyms
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4.4
A public statement of religious faith by a person or church
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8.2
A public statement that openly says you believe or feel something
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.8
A group of trained people like doctors and nurses who are licensed to treat sick people
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3.3
A group of people qualified and licensed to practice law in a country or area
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3.1
Jobs for people who help keep or make others healthy, like doctors and nurses
- Formal
A job like law or medicine that needs a lot of study and high moral standards
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Profession comes from the Latin word professio, which meant a public 'declaration' and is the same root as profess. So a profession can mean a formal, open statement, for example a public 'profession' of faith.