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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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
profession (plural professions)
- A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
- She died only a few years after her profession.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 27:
- Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession.
- A declaration of belief, faith or of one's opinion.
- Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
- An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
- My father was a barrister by profession.
- The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
- His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From Latin professio
Pronunciation
Noun
profession f. (plural professions)
- profession, public declaration
- Toute profession d'incrédulité (...) sera poursuivie comme outrage à la religion et scandale pour les mœurs. (Proudhon, Révol. soc., 1852)
- profession, public declaration of faith
- D'une voix altérée, il prononça la profession de foi musulmane, comme pour se prémunir contre une tentation qu'il redoutait sans pouvoir la préciser. (Du Camp, Nil, 1854)
- profession, occupation, trade, craft, activity
- une profession lucrative.
- profession, practitioners of a profession collectively
- Ces décisions s'imposent à toute la profession, elles ne sont exécutoires qu'après approbation par le ministre.
Derived terms
- professionnalisation
- professionnaliser
- professionnalisme
- professionnellement
- professionnel, professionnelle
Related terms
References
- "profession" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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