'Profession' definitions:
Definition of 'profession'
From: WordNet
noun
The body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists"
noun
An occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
noun
An open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" [syn: profession, professing]
noun
Affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"
Definition of 'Profession'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- A solemn vow, promise, and profession. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere. [1913 Webster]
- The Indians quickly perceive the coincidence or the contradiction between professions and conduct. --J. Morse. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Hi tried five or six professions in turn. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The three professions, or learned professions, are, especially, theology, law, and medicine. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Eccl. Law.) The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'profession'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptance,
- acknowledgment,
- admission,
- affidavit,
- affirmance,
- affirmation,
- allegation,
- allowance,
- announcement,
- annunciation,
- appreciation,
- art,
- assertion,
- asseveration,
- attest,
- attestation,
- averment,
- avouchment,
- avowal,
- business,
- calling,
- career,
- career building,
- careerism,
- claim,
- compurgation,
- concession,
- conclusion,
- confession,
- confession of faith,
- craft,
- creed,
- declaration,
- declaration of faith,
- deposition,
- dictum,
- disclosure,
- employment,
- enunciation,
- field,
- game,
- handicraft,
- instrument in proof,
- ipse dixit,
- job,
- legal evidence,
- lifework,
- line,
- line of business,
- line of work,
- manifesto,
- metier,
- mission,
- mystery,
- number,
- occupation,
- position,
- position paper,
- positive declaration,
- post,
- practice,
- predicate,
- predication,
- proclamation,
- pronouncement,
- proposition,
- protest,
- protestation,
- pursuit,
- racket,
- recognition,
- say,
- say-so,
- saying,
- situation,
- specialization,
- specialty,
- sphere,
- stance,
- stand,
- statement,
- sworn evidence,
- sworn statement,
- sworn testimony,
- testimonial,
- testimonium,
- testimony,
- trade,
- utterance,
- vocation,
- vouch,
- walk,
- walk of life,
- witness,
- word,
- work