profession
/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/ nom B1En français : profession, corps de métier, métier
- A promise or vow made on entering a religious order. · She died only a few years after her profession.
- The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.
- Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended. · Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.· a profession of support
- 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. · My father was a barrister by profession.
- The practitioners of such an occupation collectively. · His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
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Surely our profession, Mr.
“Well,” said Renée, “I cannot help regretting you had not chosen some other profession than your own—a physician, for instance.
“Alas, madame,” returned Villefort, “my profession, as well as the times in which we live, compels me to be severe.
Mac, is one of the essentials of our profession.
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