profession

noun pro·fes·sion \ prə-ˈfe-shən \

|Updated on: 6 Jul 2018

Examples: profession in a Sentence

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

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Examples of profession in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of profession from the Web

In general, coaching is a profession that attracts men of a certain mind-set, and Brown is a textbook case study.

— david murphy, Philly.com, "How LeBron James' decision may change Sixers' Star Hunt approach | David Murphy," 2 July 2018
Like all families in the major college coaching profession, the outcome of football games has shaped the Orgerons.

— ross dellenger, SI.com, "The Never-Before-Told Story of Kelly Orgeron, Colorful Wife of LSU's Colorful Head Coach," 2 July 2018
But a quick scan of recent headlines reveals that being a divorce lawyer can also be a deadly profession: Last year, a Wisconsin divorce lawyer named Sara Quirt Sann was shot and killed in her office by her client’s estranged husband.

— NBC News, "The dangers of divorce law: Attorneys pack pistols, install panic buttons," 9 June 2018
During this episode, women briefly possess the tools of their empowerment and profession (Serena a pen, the doctor a stethoscope).

— refinery29.com, "The Handmaid's Tale Season 2, Episode 8 Recap: "I Only Wanna Be With You"," 6 June 2018
Laura Gitlin, dean of the college of nursing and health professions at Drexel University in Philadelphia, observed that happiness is only one element of living well with cognitive impairment and dementia.

— judith graham, Scientific American, "Chances of Avoiding Dementia on Rise in U.S.," 24 May 2018
After all, eating and drinking is the third-oldest profession in these parts.

— carl nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, "SF’s legacy restaurants hang on amid changing tastes," 12 May 2018
Ben's accident was a wake-up call to the community that lifeguarding is really a dangerous profession.

— ben brazil, latimes.com, "Ben Carlson documentary seeks to highlight a local hero and lifeguards' perilous profession," 3 May 2018
Torres hopes the movement will show students that teaching can be a profession.

— lauren castle, azcentral, "Education funding challenges hurt Arizona tech industry, STEM advocates say," 17 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of profession

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

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First Known Use: 13th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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