profession
(noun)
noun
1. the body of people in a learned occupation
- the news spread rapidly through the medical profession
Definition categories: group, vocation
2. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
Definition categories: act, business, job, line, occupation
3. an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
- a profession of disagreement
Similar word(s): professing
Definition categories: communication, affirmation, avouchment, avowal
4. affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
- a profession of Christianity
Definition categories: communication, affirmation
Sentences with profession as a noun:
- She died only a few years after her profession.
- Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
- My father was a barrister by profession.
- His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.