Meaning of profession

profession noun (WORK) 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 : He left the teaching profession in 1965 to start his own business.

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.

profession 例句. I chose medicine as my profession because I wanted to help people. 我選擇醫療作為我的職業是因為我想要幫助別人。

profession. British English: profession /prəˈfɛʃən/ NOUN. A profession is a type of job that requires advanced education or training. He was a teacher by ...

noun a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: Compare learned profession. the profession of teaching.

a job that needs a high level of education and training; the legal/medical/teaching etc profession; members of the teaching profession.

noun ; a · a principal calling, vocation, or employment ; b · the whole body of persons engaged in a calling ; c · a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often ...

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 ...