profession

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

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’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pɹəˈfɛʃən/
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[edit] Noun

profession (plural professions)

1. A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.

   She died only a few years after her profession.

   • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 27:

     Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession.

2. A declaration of belief, faith or of one's opinion.

   Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.

3. An occupation 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.

4. The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.

   His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.

[edit] Derived terms

• professional

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