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Another word for profession

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Noun

  1. Activity pursued as a livelihood

    See also:

    action

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Another word for profession

Noun

  1. A skilled or learned occupation

    See also:

    trade

    medicine

    law

    journalism

    education

    church

  2. A declaration

    See also:

    oath

    declaration

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Sentence Examples

  • He was educated for the profession of law and practised as avocat.

  • His parents meant him for the military profession, but his bent being for study he was allowed to enter the university of Paris.

  • In 1806 he became a medical practitioner in partnership with James Gregory, but, though successful in his profession, preferred literature and philosophy.

  • His further pursuit of the legal profession seemed to be out of the question, and on his return to Boston he remained quietly at home.

  • The Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion constitute Hume's formal profession of religious faith.

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