profession

pro·fes·sion

noun \prə-ˈfe-shən\

Definition of PROFESSION

1

: the act of taking the vows of a religious community

2

: an act of openly declaring or publicly claiming a belief, faith, or opinion : protestation

3

: an avowed religious faith

4

a : a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation

b : a principal calling, vocation, or employment

c : the whole body of persons engaged in a calling

Examples of PROFESSION

1. The doctor talked to students who are thinking about entering the profession.
2. Most professions in the medical field require years of training.
3. Their daughter recently became a member of the medical profession.

Origin of PROFESSION

Middle English professioun, from Anglo-French profession, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin profession-, professio, from Latin, public declaration, from profitēri

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to PROFESSION

Synonyms

affirmation, assertion, asseveration, avouchment, avowal, claim, declaration, insistence, protestation

Antonyms

disavowal

Related Words

allegation; announcement, proclamation, pronouncement; argument, justification, rationalization, reason; confirmation, reaffirmation, reconfirmation, vindication

Near Antonyms

disclaimer; challenge, dispute, question; confutation, disproof, rebuttal, refutation; contradiction, denial, negation

Rhymes with PROFESSION

accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, precession, procession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, secession, skull session, succession, suppression, transgression

pro·fes·sion

noun \prə-ˈfesh-ən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PROFESSION

1

: a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation

2

: the whole body of persons engaged in a calling