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profession en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɹəˈfeʃ.ən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Italic *fatēōr Latin fateor Latin profiteor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin professiōnembor. Old French professionbor. Anglo-Norman professiounbor. Middle English professioun English profession From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from Latin professiō (“avowal, public declaration”), from the participle stem of profitērī (“to profess”). By surface analysis, profess + -ion.

Meanings

  1. A declaration of faith. ▸ A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
    • She died only a few years after her profession.
    • Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession. 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society, published 1985, page 27:
  2. A declaration of faith. ▸ The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.
    • I congratulate you upon the wisdom that withheld you from entering yourself a member of the Protestant Association […] it is likely to bring an odium upon the profession they make, that will not soon be forgotten. 1780, William Cowper, letter, 12 June
  3. A declaration of faith. ▸ Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended.
    • I scarcely know any thing that really interests me, and I would give a great deal not to be so quick-sighted as I am; it would be so pleasant to believe only a tithe of the professions that are made me. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Presentiment”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 126:
    • Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
    • a profession of support
  4. A professional occupation. ▸ An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
    • My father was a barrister by profession.
    • “You are very idle, Cashel; I am sure of that. It is too provoking to throw away so much money every year for nothing. Besides, you must soon be thinking of a profession.” “I shall go into the army,” said Cashel. “It is the only profession for a gentleman.” 1886, George Bernard Shaw, Cashel Byron’s Profession. […], London: The Modern Press, […], →OCLC, page 4:
  5. (collective) A professional occupation. ▸ The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
    • His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.

Forms

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Deriveds

nonprofession · professionless · pseudoprofession · oldest profession in the world · caring profession · world's oldest profession · professionist · professionize · semiprofession · liberal profession · learned profession · oldest profession · professional · helping profession · profession of faith

Translations (208)

sv fack (occupation) · rue профе́сія (occupation) · fr profession (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · vo cal (occupation) · gl profesión (occupation) · mn мэргэжил (occupation) · ka ხელობა (occupation) · lv amats (occupation) · ro profesie (occupation) · tg шуғл (occupation) · ce корматалла (occupation) · ca professió (occupation) · tk kär (occupation) · prs کَسْب (occupation) · ro meșteșug (occupation) · fi julistus (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · ps مسلک (occupation) · kmr profesyon (occupation) · id profesi (occupation) · as পেছা (occupation) · fa-ira کَسْب (occupation) · fi ammatti (occupation) · sv yrke (occupation) · lo ອາຊີບ (occupation) · kmr kariyer (occupation) · nn yrke (occupation) · hi व्यवसाय (occupation) · fa-ira پیشِه (occupation) · yi פּראָפֿעסיע (occupation) · mk професија (occupation) · yue 行業 /行业 (occupation) · fi professio (practitioners of a profession collectively) · ba һөнәр (occupation) · de Bekenntnis (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · gd dreuchd (occupation) · hu foglalkozás (occupation) · el ομολογία (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · hu mesterség (occupation) · az məslək (occupation) · ka სპეციალობა (occupation) · ru профе́ссия (occupation) · kk мамандық (occupation) · ru вероиспове́дание (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · tg касб (occupation) · fi lupaus (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · pt profissão (occupation) · be заня́цце (occupation) · ko 직업 (occupation) · sk profesia (occupation) · fr profession (practitioners of a profession collectively) · fr profession (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · kmr mihne (occupation) · ta தொழில் (occupation) · lo ວິຊາຊີບ (occupation) · be заня́так (occupation) · mi umanga (occupation) · es profesión (occupation) · th อาชีพ (occupation) · te ప్రమాణము (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · hi व्यवहार (occupation) · ro meserie (occupation) · kmr pîşe (occupation) · uk заня́ття (occupation) · es profesión de fe (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · da fag (occupation) · cy proffesiwn (occupation) · tg ҳунар (occupation) · km វិជ្ជាជីវៈ (occupation) · cdo 職業 /职业 (occupation) · prs پیشَه (occupation) · tt һөнәр (occupation) · ar مِهْنَة (occupation) · da livsstilling (occupation) · ro jurământ (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · ru обе́т (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · fr métier (occupation) · prs حِرْفَه (occupation) · sh zanímānje (occupation) · uk профе́сія (occupation) · es gremio (practitioners of a profession collectively) · de Beruf (occupation) · nl beroep (occupation) · fi vakuutus (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · nl professie (occupation) · wuu 職業 /职业 (occupation) · nn profesjon (occupation) · bg обе́т (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · hu szakma (occupation) · sq profesion (occupation) · pl zawód (occupation) · fr corps de métier (practitioners of a profession collectively) · sjd профессья (occupation) · kmr meslek (occupation) · de Profession (occupation) · mk занимање (occupation) · pl fach (occupation) · yue 職業 /职业 (occupation) · ar وَظِيفَة (occupation) · fi ammattikunta (practitioners of a profession collectively) · ba профессия (occupation) · sh зани́ма̄ње (occupation) · it professione (occupation) · te వృత్తి (practitioners of a profession collectively) · ps پېشه (occupation) · te వృత్తి (occupation) · my အလုပ်အကိုင် (occupation) · be заня́цьце (occupation) · ro profesiune de credință (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · ro profesiune de credință (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · hi वृत्ति (occupation) · az ixtisas (occupation) · ur پیشَہ (occupation) · ky кесип (occupation) · fi uskontunnustus (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · mt professjoni (occupation) · uz kasb (occupation) · ja 職業 (occupation) · es profesión (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · cs profese (occupation) · si වෘත්තිය (occupation) · ps حرفه (occupation) · nl professie (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · ug كەسىپ (occupation) · lv profesija (occupation) · nb profesjon (occupation) · ga gairm (occupation) · ms profesion (occupation) · sk profesia (practitioners of a profession collectively) · ro legământ (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · kk кәсіп (occupation) · bg заня́тие (occupation) · et elukutse (occupation) · ro profesie (practitioners of a profession collectively) · tg пеша (occupation) · km អម្រស់ (occupation) · el επάγγελμα (occupation) · be прафе́сія (occupation) · grc ἐπάγγελμα (occupation) · ru заня́тие (occupation) · sk povolanie (occupation) · sv gebit (occupation) · es profesión (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · fr profession (occupation) · tk kesp (occupation) · he מִקְצוֹעַ (occupation) · ka პროფესია (occupation) · mn ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠵᠢᠯ (occupation) · sh профѐсија (occupation) · te విశ్వాసం (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · kmr hokar (occupation) · bo ལས་རིགས (occupation) · sq xajë (occupation) · uz hunar (occupation) · tg ҳирфа (occupation) · hy մասնագիտություն (occupation) · bg профе́сия (occupation) · et amet (occupation) · ml തൊഴിൽ (occupation) · my အလုပ် (occupation) · kn ವೃತ್ತಿ (occupation) · cmn 職業 /职业 (occupation) · is atvinna (occupation) · bg вероизповеда́ние (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · eo profesio (occupation) · sl poklic (occupation) · prs شُغْل (occupation) · nb yrke (occupation) · he מִשְׂרָה (occupation) · de Gelübde (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · ka საქმიანობა (occupation) · el διακύρηξη (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · ca ofici (occupation) · tg ихтисос (occupation) · da erhverv (occupation) · be фах (occupation) · sh profèsija (occupation) · ps کسب (occupation) · hi पेशा (occupation) · az peşə (occupation) · ur شُغْل (occupation) · hu hivatás (occupation) · tk hünär (occupation) · izh ammatti (occupation) · el ομότεχνοι (practitioners of a profession collectively) · fa-ira حِرْفِه (occupation) · bn পেশা (occupation) · de Fachwelt (practitioners of a profession collectively) · el ομολογία (declaration of faith, belief or opinion) · da profession (occupation) · lt profesija (occupation) · om ogummaa (occupation) · tl panungkulan (occupation) · tl propesyon (occupation) · ky профессия (occupation) · cmn 行業 /行业 (occupation) · ro profesiune (occupation) · ps ورهڼه (occupation) · arz مهنة (occupation) · cs povolání (occupation) · or ବୃତ୍ତି (occupation) · de Profess (promise or vow made on entering a religious order) · vi nghề (occupation) · sv profession (occupation) · uk фах (occupation) · el επάγγελμα (practitioners of a profession collectively) · fa-ira شُغْل (occupation) · tr meslek (occupation) · vi nghề nghiệp (occupation)