profession
Meaning
- A declaration of faith.
- A declaration of faith.
- A declaration of faith.
- A professional occupation.
- (collective) A professional occupation.
Synonyms
church doctrine
line of work
means of livelihood
religious doctrine
way of speaking
opening declaration
declaration in public
professional job
carrer
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈfɛʃən/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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