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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
  • That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to prohibit persecution.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to outlaw persecution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 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
  • Hamas leaders were being sheltered in Qatar—but only at the insistence of Israel and the United States.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Apple's stubborn insistence on keeping base iPhones at 60Hz while budget Android phones offer zippier refresh rates has always baffled me.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 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
  • Child and Family Development attorney Jared Gardner said his client denies the claims.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Inside, at a table off the kitchen, Pasitney and Espersen walked me through the claim that their ostriches were essential to medical science.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of claim
Noun
  • The groups have staged attacks mainly targeting security forces and people from Punjab who travel to Balochistan for business or employment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The precariousness of the job is a reason why the younger generation seeks out more reliable employment.
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of employment

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