profession
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
professions
plural
professions
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROFESSION
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a type of job that requires special education, training, or skill
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The doctor talked to students who are thinking about entering/joining the profession.
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the legal profession
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Most professions in the medical field require years of training.
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He is a carpenter by profession. = His profession is carpentry.
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(humorous) She works in the (world's) oldest profession. [=she is a prostitute]
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[singular]
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the people who work in a particular profession
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Their daughter recently became a member of the medical profession.
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The teaching profession opposes the new law. = (Brit) The teaching profession oppose the new law.
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[count]
formal
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the act of declaring or saying something openly
— often + of
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She made a profession of religious faith.
