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profession
profession
noun
Definition of PROFESSION
1
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something <the weekly profession of faith by the members of the congregation>
Synonyms affirmation, assertion, asseveration, avouchment, avowal, claim, declaration, insistence, profession
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
Antonyms disavowal
2
the activity by which one regularly makes a living <a gifted communicator, he was very good at his chosen profession: teaching>
Related Words call, lifework; business, enterprise, field, livelihood, living, métier (also metier), racket [slang]; assignment, engagement, gig, mission; art, craft, handcraft, handicraft; appointment, berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation; duty, function, job, load, task, workload
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