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profession

noun

prə-ˈfe-shən How to pronounce profession (audio)
Definition of professionnext
1
as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something the weekly profession of faith by the members of the congregation

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2
as in vocation
the activity by which one regularly makes a living a gifted communicator, he was very good at his chosen profession: teaching

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Recent Examples of profession Still, Peck says that sharing a profession with his grandfather hasn’t really closed the gap between them; the screen icon was 70 when Ethan was born, while Ethan was just 17 when his grandfather died in 2003. — Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Coaching is a nomadic profession, especially for assistants, who aren’t in as much control of their fate as head coaches. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 The men reflected on the passage of time and the bond that has kept them in the profession. — Dan Krauth, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Lawyers who combine knowledge with empathy often leave the greatest impact on both their clients and their profession. — Matt Emma, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for profession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profession
  1. declaration
  2. vocation
  3. assertion
  4. occupation
  5. insistence
  6. work
  7. claim
  8. employment
Noun
  • But campaigners and researchers say the declaration must now lead to action.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The burial ground was eventually forgotten until at least 2006, when the City of New York placed restrictive declarations on the site to protect those buried there.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • His is a vocation to un-forgetting, to recording the memories of tomorrow’s yesterday.
    — Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Here suit making is both an art form and a vocation, and the experience of buying one is positively theatrical.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of vocation
Noun
  • The Washington Examiner has reached out to Fox News for comment on Freedman’s assertion.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Issacharoff did not identify a source or time period for his assertion that births have exceeded deaths.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of assertion
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  • The lawsuit also sought to block roving patrols making stops and arrests based solely on race, language and occupation, and to protect access to counsel rights for people in detention.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For their critics, understanding it as a response to the brutal occupation precluded calling it evil.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupation
Noun
  • Her music revealed a profound belief in the goodness of others and a witty, fiery insistence on remaining true to herself.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Despite Bret’s passionate insistence that his classmate is a serial killer, Croft tells him Robert is a good kid from a good family and sends him back to class.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of insistence
Noun
  • Yet he was accused of failing to do his work as recently as November, detained in a neighboring village over rainfall that disrupted an important ceremony.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The top is varied enough in design enough to wear with jeans, a skirt, or your favorite work trousers.
    — Jessie Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of work
Noun
  • The president has opposed such efforts to constrain AI and claims that doing so could cause China to eclipse America on the technology.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Policies renew, claims get handled, and leadership moves on to more immediate financial priorities.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of claim
Noun
  • Under Right to Work, employees cannot be forced to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment.
    — Mark Mix, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • By any account, the description overstates Lukas’ employment status.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of employment

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