What is a Profession?

PROFESSION definition: 1. any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected…. Learn more.

any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected because it involves a high level of education.

A profession is a field of work that has been successfully professionalized. It can be defined as a disciplined group of individuals, professionals, ...

Etymology. From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from ...

A Profession is a disciplined group of individuals who adhere to ethical standards and who hold themselves out as, and are accepted by the public as possessing ...

An occupation whose core element is work based upon the mastery of a complex body of knowledge and skills.

a. a vocation or occupation requiring advanced education and training, and involving intellectual skills, as medicine, law, theology, engineering, teaching, etc ... Profession of faith · Medical profession · Profession की परिभाषा · Pro

noun · a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: Compare learned profession. · any vocation or business. · the body of persons ...

1. a : a principal calling, vocation, or employment b : the whole body of persons engaged in a calling c : a calling requiring specialized knowledge.

There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun profession, five of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...