profession
pronunciation
How to pronounce profession in British English:
UK [prəˈfeʃn]
How to pronounce profession in American English:
US [prəˈfeʃn]
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- Noun:
- the body of people in a learned occupation
- an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
- an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
- affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
Word Origin
- profession (n.)
- c. 1200, "vows taken upon entering a religious order," from Old French profession (12c.), from Latin professionem (nominative professio) "public declaration," from past participle stem of profiteri "declare openly" (see profess). Meaning "any solemn declaration" is from mid-14c. Meaning "occupation one professes to be skilled in" is from early 15c.; meaning "body of persons engaged in some occupation" is from 1610; as a euphemism for "prostitution" (compare oldest profession) it is recorded from 1888.
Example
- 1. Would you consider a profession outside of acting ?
- 2. There 's nothing that makes the profession look bad .
- 3. Working leather has been sarju 's family profession for centuries .
- 4. For good or ill , politics is becoming its own profession .
- 5. Psychiatry 's bottom-of-the-barrel image in the medical community deters students from joining the profession .