profession
profession Lexical Profile
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• noun
A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.
"After completing her medical degree, she entered the medical profession as a pediatrician."
The collective body of people engaged in a particular occupation or field of work.
"The legal profession has debated the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in courtrooms."
An open declaration, avowal, or public statement of a belief, feeling, or faith.
"Despite his frequent professions of loyalty, his actions suggested otherwise."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French profession, from Latin professio ('public declaration'), derived from profiteri ('to declare openly'). It originally referred to the public vows taken upon entering a religious order before broadening in the 16th century to mean any learned vocation.