What is the synonym of the word profession

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. profession

   A business is what one follows regularly; an occupation is what he happens at any time to be engaged in; trout-fishing may be one’s occupation for a time, as a relief from business; business is ordinarily for profit, while the occupation may be a matter of learning, philanthropy, or religion. A profession implies scholarship; as, the learned professions. Pursuit is an occupation which one follows with ardor. An avocation is what calls one away from other work; a vocation or calling, that to which one is called by some special fitness or sense of duty; thus, we speak of the gospel ministry as a vocation or calling, rather than a business. Trade or trading is, in general, the exchanging of one thing for another; in the special sense, a trade is an occupation involving manual training and skilled labor; as, the ancient Jews held that every boy should learn a trade. A transaction is a single action, whether in business, diplomacy, or otherwise; affair has a similar, but lighter meaning; as, this little affair; an important transaction. The plural affairs has a distinctive meaning, including all activities where men deal with one another on any considerable scale; as, a man of affairs. A job is a piece of work viewed as a single undertaking, and ordinarily paid for as such. Trade and commerce may be used as equivalents, but trade is capable of a more limited application; we speak of the trade of a village, the commerce of a nation. Barter is the direct exchange of commodities; business, trade, and commerce are chiefly transacted by means of money, bills of exchange, etc. Business, occupation, etc., may be what one does independently; employment may be in the service of another. Work is any application of energy to secure a result, or the result thus secured; thus, we speak of the work of God. Art in the industrial sense is a system of rules and accepted methods for the accomplishment of some practical result; as, the art of printing; collectively, the arts. A craft is some occupation requiring technical skill or manual dexterity, or the persons, collectively, engaged in its exercise; as, the weaver’s craft.

   Synonyms:
   affair, art, avocation, barter, business, calling, commerce, concern, craft, duty, employment, handicraft, job, occupation, trade, trading, traffic, transaction, vocation, work

   Preposition:
   The business of a druggist; in business with his father; doing business for his father; have you business with me? business in New York; business about, concerning, or in regard to certain property.

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. professionnoun

   the body of people in a learned occupation

   «the news spread rapidly through the medical profession»; «they formed a community of scientists»

   Synonyms:
   professing

2. professionnoun

   an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

   Synonyms:
   professing

3. profession, professingnoun

   an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion

   «a profession of disagreement»

   Synonyms:
   professing

4. professionnoun

   affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith

   «a profession of Christianity»

   Synonyms:
   professing

Matched Categories

1. • Affirmation
   • Avowal
   • Occupation
   • Occupational Group

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for «profession»:

   occupation, professional, professions, occupations, territories, career, occupational, vocational, vocation, industry

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How to use profession in a sentence?

1. Tom Jackson:

   However, the general social acceptance of hate and violence toward any and all law enforcement recently has created such an unpredictable and uncontrollable threat to our lives, many feel it is not a good career to be involved in. Statistics show the number of police officers feloniously killed in the line of duty had been on a downward trajectory since 1970. This year, cop deaths are up more than 50 percent, and the victims in Dallas, Baton Rouge and other cases were targeted for assassination rather than killed in the process of confronting dangerous criminals. According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, the number of officers fatally shot is already up 56 percent compared with last year. One person who is all too familiar with race-related riots and police problems is Tom Jackson, former police chief in Ferguson, Mo. The shooting of cops is going to hurt recruitment badly, how can you convince people to come to the profession, or stay in the profession, when hundreds of people are in front of them threatening to rape their grandkids ? Now officers’ spouses and children are seeing cops going down and they are begging their loved ones to get out of the force or not sign up as planned, added Tom Jackson, who retired in March, 2015. According to Tom Jackson, Tom Jackson former department is still rocked by the heavy riots and remains 17 officers short – dropping from a full strength of 55 in Tom Jackson time to 38 now.

2. Getty Images:

   Too many people in the world are unhappy with their lot. And then they retire and they become vegetables. I think retirement in any profession is death, so I’m determined to keep crackin’.

3. Darryl Smith:

   We have been very aware we were the last two journalists here, i think it’s a sad piece of history. I love my profession, I love the history of Fleet Street and I love that I was working here.

4. Lou Pitt:

   Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self-deprecating humor and the music of words. He was a National Treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots, through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.

5. Quentin Tarantino:

   I wish Quentin Tarantino would take a hard, dispassionate look at the facts before jumping to conclusions and making these kinds of hurtful mistakes that dishonor an honorable profession, Quentin Tarantino said. We have many friends and relatives who have served honorably in the NYPD and the LAPD and clearly, they risk their lives to keep the rest of us safe.Cops are not murderers, they are heroes.

• مهنة, وظيفةArabic
• прафесіяBelarusian
• ofici, professióCatalan, Valencian
• корматаллаChechen
• povolání, profeseCzech
• fag, erhvervDanish
• BerufGerman
• ομολογία, επάγγελμα, διακύρηξη, ομότεχνοιGreek
• profesioEsperanto
• profesiónSpanish
• elukutse, ametEstonian
• حرفه, پیشهPersian
• vakuutus, lupaus, professio, uskontunnustus, ammatti, ammattikunta, julistusFinnish
• professionFrench
• dreuchdScottish Gaelic
• पेशाHindi
• foglalkozás, szakma, hivatásHungarian
• մասնագիտությունArmenian
• atvinnaIcelandic
• professioneItalian
• 職業Japanese
• 직업, 職業Korean
• mihne, pîşe, meslek, profesyon, hokar, kariyerKurdish
• amats, profesijaLatvian
• umangaMāori
• profesionMalay
• beroepDutch
• zawód, fachPolish
• profissãoPortuguese
• legământ, meserie, profesiune, profesie, jurământRomanian
• профессияRussian
• poklicSlovene
• yrkeSwedish
• ప్రమాణము, విశ్వాసం, వృత్తిTelugu
• อาชีพThai
• meslekTurkish
• фах, професіяUkrainian
• پیشہUrdu
• nghề, nghề nghiệpVietnamese
• calVolapük
• פּראָפֿעסיעYiddish
• 行业Chinese

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