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- Dictionaryprofession/prəˈfɛʃn/
noun
- 1. a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification: "his chosen profession of teaching" Similar
- 2. an act of declaring that one has a particular feeling or quality, especially when this is not the case: "his profession of delight rang hollow" Similar
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a statement about what someone feels, believes, or intends to do, often made publicly: The energy companies ' professions of commitment to the environment seem less believable every day. his professions of love. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of PROFESSION is a principal calling, vocation, or employment. How to use profession in a sentence.
A profession is a field of work that has been successfully professionalized. [1] .
A profession is a type of job that requires advanced education or training. Harper was a teacher by profession. Only 20 per cent of jobs in the professions are held by women.
Definition of profession noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: Compare learned profession. the profession of teaching. Synonyms: employment, calling. any vocation or business. the body of persons engaged in an occupation or calling: to be respected by the medical profession.
profession. (prəˈfɛʃən) n. 1. an occupation requiring special training in the liberal arts or sciences, esp one of the three learned professions, law, theology, or medicine. 2. the body of people in such an occupation. 3. the act of professing; avowal; declaration. 4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a.
PROFESSION meaning: 1 : a type of job that requires special education, training, or skill; 2 : the people who work in a particular profession.
profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education: He hopes to enter the medical profession. The profession is all the people who work in a particular profession: the legal profession.
Careers that require specialized training or advanced degrees are considered professions. Your parents may want you to go into a profession like the practice of law, but you dream of being a rodeo clown. The collective group of people practicing a profession is also called profession.
