profession

English

/pɹəˈfɛʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or pretended.
  • An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
  • The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
  • A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.

Etymology

Derived from professioun derived from Old French profession (occupation, declaration of faith, religious vows) derived from Latin professiō (avowal, public declaration, declaration) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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Emoji
🗣️ 🗣️ 🙊

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