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Definition profession in British English

profession noun

[countable] noun
/prəˈfeʃ(ə)n/
1

a job that you need special skills and qualifications to do, especially one with high social status

Example

the medical/legal/nursing/teaching profession

Example

People in my profession have a duty to the public.

Example

We admit that a few members of our profession have behaved badly.

Example

Her father discouraged her from going into the legal profession.

1.1

all the people who work in a particular profession: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

Example

The medical profession is always telling us we should exercise more.

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2

a statement of a feeling or belief

Example

a profession of faith

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Definition profession in British English