Synonyms for profession
prəˈfɛʃ ənpro·fes·sion

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. profession

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 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

Matched Categories

1. • Affirmation
   • Avowal
   • Occupation
   • Occupational Group

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1. professionnoun

   Synonyms:
   declaration, avowal, claim

2. professionnoun

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

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1. professionnoun

   Synonyms:
   acknowledgment, avowal, vocation, business, calling

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1. List of paraphrases for "profession":

   occupation, professional, professions, occupations, territories, career, occupational, vocational, vocation, industry

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How to use profession in a sentence?

1. George Piro:

   Our chosen profession is fraught with danger. Today this grim reality has taken two of our best from our family.

2. James Hong:

   Well, you know, Chinese parents want you to do some professional jobs rather than be an actor, being an actor is like the last rung in the ladder of professions. They don't even call it a profession because it's shameful to demonstrate your feelings in front of an audience. You were taught to be kind of quiet and to keep to yourself.

3. Danielle Outlaw:

   We're neutral. Law enforcement, neutral. Politicians come and go, and when it's all said and done, law enforcement is still here. We're the ones that [ are ] still standing, we, as a profession, have done things to get in our own way, so I can understand the calls for reform accountability and … rethinking public safety and how and why we do things — totally get that. … But does it make sense to say, ‘ We want you to have more training, and we want you to have more equipment, and we want you to anticipate the trends and patterns of the future, ’ and then defend us at the same time ? Absolutely, that makes no sense.

4. Jim McDermott:

   The Republicans keep wanting people to believe you can have things without paying for them, if they want to pull the medical profession and the public through the rat hole, that’s their privilege.

5. Denis Rodkin:

   Of course it's a very difficult time for us, we really depend on our profession... I hope that this will not last long and everything will be up and running again soon.