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Word entry · 10 letters

profession

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"Career calling"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/Part of speech nounSorted efinooprssStarts with PEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from Latin professiō (“avowal, public declaration”), from the participle stem of profitērī (“to profess”). By surface analysis, profess + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • She died only a few years after her profession.
  • Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession.
  • I congratulate you upon the wisdom that withheld you from entering yourself a member of the Protestant Association […] it is likely to bring an odium upon the profession they make, that will not soon be forgotten.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Career calling10 letters
02Chosen career10 letters

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