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Vinony

profession

noun

  1. vocation founded upon specialized educational training
  2. act of announcement
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Pronunciation: /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/ / /pɹəˈfeʃ.ən/

noun

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.

  1. A declaration of faith.

    “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.”

  2. A declaration of faith.

    “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.”

  3. A declaration of faith.

    “Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.”

    “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.”

  4. A professional occupation.

    “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.””

  5. A professional occupation.

    “His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.”