# profession

Pronunciation: say "pruh-FESH-uhn" /pɹəˈfɛʃən/

## Noun

1. An occupation requiring advanced education or specialized training, in which a person claims expertise in a particular field.
   - Simple: A job that needs special training or skill, like being a doctor or teacher.
   - _Medicine is a demanding profession that requires years of study._
   - _He left the legal profession to start his own business._
2. The body of people who practice a particular skilled occupation, considered collectively.
   - Simple: All the people who work in the same skilled job, thought of as one group.
   - _The legal profession has called for reform of the courts._
   - _Architects across the profession debated the new building code._
3. A statement affirming one's belief in the teachings of a religion, and by extension the faith a person follows.
   - Simple: A clear statement that you believe in a religion, or the faith you follow.
   - _Baptism was followed by a public profession of belief before the congregation._
   - _Their profession of Christianity shaped every law in the kingdom._
4. A formal vow or promise made upon entering a religious order, such as a monastery or convent.
   - Simple: A serious promise someone makes when they join a religious group like a monastery.
   - _The novice made her profession before the assembled community._
   - _Solemn profession marked his final commitment to the monastic life._
5. A declaration of one's belief, faith, or opinion: genuine, or, as is now often implied, merely pretended.
   - Simple: A statement of what you believe or feel, which may be honest or just for show.
   - _Her profession of innocence convinced few in the courtroom._
   - _The minister's professions of reform proved empty within a year._

## Origin

From Middle English 'professioun', via Anglo-Norman and Old French 'profession' (meaning a declaration of faith, religious vows, or occupation), from Latin 'professiō' ('avowal, public declaration'), based on the verb 'profitērī' ('to profess'). It can be analyzed as 'profess' plus '-ion'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/profession (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).