Found 3 items, similar to profession.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: profession ahli
English → English (WordNet) Definition: profession profession n 1: the body of people in a learned occupation; “the news spread rapidly through the medical community” [syn: community] 2: an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) 3: an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; “a profession of disagreement” [syn: professing] 4: affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; “a profession of Christianity”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Profession Profession \Pro*fes"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. professio. See Profess, v.] 1. The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith. [1913 Webster] A solemn vow, promise, and profession. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere. [1913 Webster] The Indians quickly perceive the coincidence or the contradiction between professions and conduct. --J. Morse. [1913 Webster] 3. That of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry. [1913 Webster] Hi tried five or six professions in turn. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Note: The three professions, or learned professions, are, especially, theology, law, and medicine. [1913 Webster] 4. The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him. [1913 Webster] 5. (Eccl. Law.) The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order. [1913 Webster]