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Synonyms for profession
prəˈfɛʃ ənpro·fes·sion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 3 votes

  1. profession

    A business is what one follows regularly; an occupation is what he happens at any time to be engaged in; trout-fishing may be one's occupation for a time, as a relief from business; business is ordinarily for profit, while the occupation may be a matter of learning, philanthropy, or religion. A profession implies scholarship; as, the learned professions. Pursuit is an occupation which one follows with ardor. An avocation is what calls one away from other work; a vocation or calling, that to which one is called by some special fitness or sense of duty; thus, we speak of the gospel ministry as a vocation or calling, rather than a business. Trade or trading is, in general, the exchanging of one thing for another; in the special sense, a trade is an occupation involving manual training and skilled labor; as, the ancient Jews held that every boy should learn a trade. A transaction is a single action, whether in business, diplomacy, or otherwise; affair has a similar, but lighter meaning; as, this little affair; an important transaction. The plural affairs has a distinctive meaning, including all activities where men deal with one another on any considerable scale; as, a man of affairs. A job is a piece of work viewed as a single undertaking, and ordinarily paid for as such. Trade and commerce may be used as equivalents, but trade is capable of a more limited application; we speak of the trade of a village, the commerce of a nation. Barter is the direct exchange of commodities; business, trade, and commerce are chiefly transacted by means of money, bills of exchange, etc. Business, occupation, etc., may be what one does independently; employment may be in the service of another. Work is any application of energy to secure a result, or the result thus secured; thus, we speak of the work of God. Art in the industrial sense is a system of rules and accepted methods for the accomplishment of some practical result; as, the art of printing; collectively, the arts. A craft is some occupation requiring technical skill or manual dexterity, or the persons, collectively, engaged in its exercise; as, the weaver's craft.

    Synonyms:
    affair, art, avocation, barter, business, calling, commerce, concern, craft, duty, employment, handicraft, job, occupation, trade, trading, traffic, transaction, vocation, work

    Preposition:
    The business of a druggist; in business with his father; doing business for his father; have you business with me? business in New York; business about, concerning, or in regard to certain property.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. profession

    Synonyms:
    avowal, declaration, business, occupation, trade, calling, vocation

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. professionnoun

    the body of people in a learned occupation

    "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists"

    Synonyms:
    professing

  2. professionnoun

    an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

    Synonyms:
    professing

  3. profession, professingnoun

    an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion

    "a profession of disagreement"

    Synonyms:
    professing

  4. professionnoun

    affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith

    "a profession of Christianity"

    Synonyms:
    professing

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. professionnoun

    Synonyms:
    declaration, avowal, claim

  2. professionnoun

    Synonyms:
    employment (that requires a learned education), calling, occupation, business, AVOCATION

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. professionnoun

    Synonyms:
    acknowledgment, avowal, vocation, business, calling

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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How to use profession in a sentence?

  1. Dan Domenech:

    We've seen large numbers of educators, superintendents included, principals included, teachers included, who are leaving the profession and it's going to be a long-term problem, it is a matter of threats. It's a matter of politics. It's a matter of not being able to do the job that they feel they need to do to protect the children and their staff.

  2. Joel Salinas:

    I consider myself to be one of the lucky people with mirror-touch, in that I was able to find a way to apply the touch in my profession and that’s been part of my journey.

  3. Ramana Pemmaraju:

    When passion blends with profession it turns into a masterpiece.. ~ Ramana Pemmaraju

  4. Robert Louis Stephenson:

    Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

  5. Henri-Frédéric Amiel:

    Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.


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