profession

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith

   a profession of Christianity

2. 2
   noun

   an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion

   a profession of disagreement

3. 3
   noun

   the body of people in a learned occupation

   the news spread rapidly through the medical profession

4. 4
   noun

   A declaration of faith.

   She died only a few years after her profession.

5. 5
   noun

   A professional occupation.

   My father was a barrister by profession.

6. 6
   noun

   an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

Etymology

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.