profession.
A declaration of faith.
Meaning & usage
A declaration of faith. A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
She died only a few years after her profession.
A declaration of faith. The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.
A declaration of faith. Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended.
Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
a profession of support
A professional occupation. 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.
A professional occupation. The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
Where this word comes from
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.
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