Word

profession, n.
(professions)
freq. cnt. 12

the body of people in a learned occupation
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

profession

sample sentences

"the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"
"they formed a community of scientists"

semantic pointers

hypernym

occupational group, vocation

hyponym

legal profession, bar, legal community health profession businessmen, business community community of scholars economics profession priesthood

an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

profession

semantic pointers

hypernym

job, business, occupation, line, line of work

hyponym

learned profession literature architecture education journalism politics engineering

affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
<noun.communication>

profession

sample sentences

"a profession of Christianity"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
<noun.communication>

professing profession

sample sentences

"a profession of disagreement"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

affirmation, avowal, avouchment