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- Dictionaryprofession/prəˈfɛʃn/
noun
- 1. a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification: "his chosen profession of teaching" Similar
- 2. an act of declaring that one has a particular feeling or quality, especially when this is not the case: "his profession of delight rang hollow" Similar
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PROFESSION definition: 1. any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected…. Learn more.
A profession is a field of work that has been successfully professionalized. [1] .
noun. a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: Compare learned profession. the profession of teaching. Synonyms: employment, calling. any vocation or business. the body of persons engaged in an occupation or calling: to be respected by the medical profession.
noun. pro· fes· sion prə-ˈfe-shən. Synonyms 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.
noun. /prəˈfeʃn/ [countable] a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education. the medical/legal/teaching profession. to enter/go into/join a profession. (British English) the caring professions (= that involve looking after people) She was at the very top of her profession.
A profession is a type of job that requires advanced education or training. Harper was a teacher by profession. Only 20 per cent of jobs in the professions are held by women.
profession. ( prəˈfɛʃən) n. 1. an occupation requiring special training in the liberal arts or sciences, esp one of the three learned professions, law, theology, or medicine. 2. the body of people in such an occupation. 3. the act of professing; avowal; declaration. 4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a.
PROFESSION meaning: 1. a type of work that needs special training or education: 2. the people who do a type of work…. Learn more.
noun. professions. A professing, or declaring; avowal, whether true or pretended. A profession of sympathy. Webster's New World. A vocation or occupation requiring advanced education and training, and involving intellectual skills, as medicine, law, theology, engineering, teaching, etc. Webster's New World.
Careers that require specialized training or advanced degrees are considered professions. Your parents may want you to go into a profession like the practice of law, but you dream of being a rodeo clown. The collective group of people practicing a profession is also called profession.
