profession 音标拼音: [prəf'ɛʃən]
n . 职业,表白,声明,公开宣布
职业,表白,声明,公开宣布
profession n 1 :
the body of people in a learned occupation ; "
the news spread rapidly through the medical profession "; "
they formed a community of scientists "
2 :
an occupation requiring special education (
especially in the liberal arts or sciences )
3 :
an open avowal (
true or false )
of some belief or opinion ; "
a profession of disagreement " [
synonym : {
profession }, {
professing }]
4 :
affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith ; "
a profession of Christianity "
Profession \
Pro *
fes "
sion \,
n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
professio .
See {
Profess },
v .]
1 .
The act of professing or claiming ;
open declaration ;
public avowal or acknowledgment ;
as ,
professions of friendship ;
a profession of faith .
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A solemn vow ,
promise ,
and profession . --
Bk .
of Com .
Prayer .
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2 .
That which one professed ;
a declaration ;
an avowal ;
a claim ;
as ,
his professions are insincere .
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The Indians quickly perceive the coincidence or the contradiction between professions and conduct . --
J .
Morse .
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3 .
That of which one professed knowledge ;
the occupation ,
if not mechanical ,
agricultural ,
or the like ,
to which one devotes one '
s self ;
the business which one professes to understand ,
and to follow for subsistence ;
calling ;
vocation ;
employment ;
as ,
the profession of arms ;
the profession of a clergyman ,
lawyer ,
or physician ;
the profession of lecturer on chemistry .
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Hi tried five or six professions in turn .
--
Macaulay .
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Note :
The three professions ,
or learned professions ,
are ,
especially ,
theology ,
law ,
and medicine .
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4 .
The collective body of persons engaged in a calling ;
as ,
the profession distrust him .
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5 . (
Eccl .
Law .)
The act of entering ,
or becoming a member of ,
a religious order .
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96 Moby Thesaurus words for "
profession ":
acceptance ,
acknowledgment ,
admission ,
affidavit ,
affirmance ,
affirmation ,
allegation ,
allowance ,
announcement ,
annunciation ,
appreciation ,
art ,
assertion ,
asseveration ,
attest ,
attestation ,
averment ,
avouchment ,
avowal ,
business ,
calling ,
career ,
career building ,
careerism ,
claim ,
compurgation ,
concession ,
conclusion ,
confession ,
confession of faith ,
craft ,
creed ,
declaration ,
declaration of faith ,
deposition ,
dictum ,
disclosure ,
employment ,
enunciation ,
field ,
game ,
handicraft ,
instrument in proof ,
ipse dixit ,
job ,
legal evidence ,
lifework ,
line ,
line of business ,
line of work ,
manifesto ,
metier ,
mission ,
mystery ,
number ,
occupation ,
position ,
position paper ,
positive declaration ,
post ,
practice ,
predicate ,
predication ,
proclamation ,
pronouncement ,
proposition ,
protest ,
protestation ,
pursuit ,
racket ,
recognition ,
say ,
say -
so ,
saying ,
situation ,
specialization ,
specialty ,
sphere ,
stance ,
stand ,
statement ,
sworn evidence ,
sworn statement ,
sworn testimony ,
testimonial ,
testimonium ,
testimony ,
trade ,
utterance ,
vocation ,
vouch ,
walk ,
walk of life ,
witness ,
word ,
work PROFESSION .
This word has several significations .
1 .
It is a public declaration respecting something .
Code ,
10 ,
41 ,
6 .
2 .
It i '
s a state ,
art ,
or mystery ;
as the legal profession .
Dig .
1 ,
18 ,
6 ,
4 ;
Domat ,
Dr .
Pub .
1 .
1 ,
t .
9 ,
s .
1 ,
n .
7 .
3 .
In the ecclesiastical law ,
it is the act of entering into a religious order .
See 17 Vin .
Ab .
545 .
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