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. Brima Kargbo:

   We all looked up to Dr Willoughby and would consult him on many issues relating to our medical profession.

2. The Patriots:

   You can sit there and feel bad for yourself for a little bit because you’re a human and that’s what you’re supposed to do – or you’re in the wrong profession – but you’ve just gotta move on.

3. Jeanne McCarty:

   We expected that students would be more engaged, but as a result it was re-engaging teachers with the profession of teaching. It was exciting and surprising and valuable.

4. Maxim Behar:

   Regardless of this forecast, however, we still must take into account the fact that many people used to lack a decent understanding of our profession, and many still do.

5. Cheikh Tidiane Ndour:

   When you are registered, you are registered for life, that, I think, needs to change. The duration. There is no limitation, and somewhere, even if you stop pursuing this profession, your great-grandchildren can find your name somewhere, and that is a problem.