Antonyms for profession
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pruh-fesh-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : prəˈfɛʃ ən |
Definition of profession
Origin :- c.1200, "vows taken upon entering a religious order," from Old French profession (12c.), from Latin professionem (nominative professio) "public declaration," from past participle stem of profiteri "declare openly" (see profess). Meaning "any solemn declaration" is from mid-14c. Meaning "occupation one professes to be skilled in" is from early 15c.; meaning "body of persons engaged in some occupation" is from 1610; as a euphemism for "prostitution" (e.g. oldest profession) it is recorded from 1888.
- noun line of work requiring academic or practical preparation
- noun declaration
- Finally he disappeared, and, as it seems, embraced the profession of a sailor.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- This Niebuhr, who was a surveyor by profession, was a young man who deserves our admiration.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Mr. Wing is an American-born Chinese and practises the profession of a valet.
- Extract from : « The Garden of Bright Waters » by Various
- This profession of ours is a big one, but you know its jealousies.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- You belong to the profession, and know what would be the consequence if I did so.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- Young Hiram had no patience with one's profession as a topic of conversation.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- He believed in it, but not being rich, raced as a profession, honestly and squarely.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The only thing I am sure about him is that he is doing well in his profession.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- He does not turn from one profession because there is money in another.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- What is true in medicine applies also to the profession of law.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
Synonyms for profession
- acknowledgment
- affirmation
- art
- assertion
- attestation
- avocation
- avowal
- berth
- billet
- biz
- business
- calling
- career
- chosen work
- claim
- concern
- confession
- craft
- dodge
- employment
- engagement
- field
- game
- handicraft
- lifework
- line
- line of work
- métier
- occupation
- office
- position
- post
- pretense
- pursuit
- rat race
- role
- service
- situation
- slot
- specialty
- sphere
- statement
- testimony
- thing
- trade
- undertaking
- vocation
- vow
- walk of life
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