profession

noun

prə-ˈfe-shən How to pronounce profession (audio)
Definition of professionnext
1
as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something the weekly profession of faith by the members of the congregation

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2
as in vocation
the activity by which one regularly makes a living a gifted communicator, he was very good at his chosen profession: teaching

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Recent Examples of profession Ranging in age from 24 to 49, the 21-player group includes a professional wrestler, voice actress, federal prosecutor, baseball executive and sociology professor, among many other professions. — Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Evans, 66, has worked as a nurse in the intensive care unit and credits her profession for keeping her focused under pressure. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 To call them journalists would be an insult to the profession. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 In 2022, a group called the Society of Clinical Placement Professionals formed to facilitate preceptor matching by improving communication between health systems and nursing schools and by studying other professions’ placement methods. — Colleen Connolly, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for profession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profession
  1. declaration
  2. vocation
  3. assertion
  4. occupation
  5. insistence
  6. work
  7. claim
  8. employment
Noun
  • Indiana's approval for a major disaster declaration came through earlier this week.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Senate task force staff have a list of roughly 100 possible threats, including the prospect of a national election emergency declaration from the White House and the presence of federal troops and law enforcement at polling locations.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of declaration
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  • As fans of the original Dragon's Dogma know, that title featured six skills per vocation (your character's fighting class).
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That vocation would ultimately be bookselling, with a specialization in travel books.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of vocation
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  • Despite Bonta’s assertion Wednesday that the states made no compromises, the agreement drops a key demand that children be barred from using Facebook and Instagram at school.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • They were all also alleged to have been prostitutes, though recent scholarship has challenged that assertion.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of assertion
Noun
  • This strategic move undermined the Nazis’ ability to use the monarchy to legitimize their occupation.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, his grandfather – King Haakon VII – and his father Olav relocated to London until the end of the German occupation.
    — James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of occupation
Noun
  • Despite Bret’s passionate insistence that his classmate is a serial killer, Croft tells him Robert is a good kid from a good family and sends him back to class.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The right-wing theological website Protestia has attacked Hamilton for not heeding Paul’s insistence that women stay silent in church.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of insistence
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  • Users reported problems with Outlook, while OpenAI said users may experience problems starting or continuing tasks in ChatGPT Work, temporarily disabling two of the modern office's favorite methods of assigning more work.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Aquarius January 20 – February 18 A vague request could create an impressive amount of unnecessary work today.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of work
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  • He was removed from the South Side church by an independent review board, and the archdiocese’s Office of Child Protection investigated the claims.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Asked to defend those claims on live TV, the candidate chose to talk ticket prices instead.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of claim
Noun
  • In fact, the breakeven rate of employment growth, or the number of net new jobs needed each month to keep the unemployment rate steady, actually went slightly negative during the summer and fall of 2025.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The proposal is part of Gates’ broader warning that governments need to prepare now for dramatic changes to employment brought on by AI.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of employment

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