profession

A job that usually requires special training, education, or skills.

• Teaching is a demanding profession.
• She is a lawyer by profession.
• What made you choose this profession?

How to use it: by profession (He is an engineer by profession.)

Similar words: occupation, career

Common phrases: choose a profession, teaching profession, by profession

All the people who do a particular skilled job, considered as a group.

• The medical profession welcomed the new treatment.
• She is respected throughout the legal profession.
• The teaching profession faces many challenges.

Common phrases: medical profession, legal profession, teaching profession

A statement of what you believe or feel, which may not be sincere.

• His profession of faith surprised his family.
• She doubted his repeated professions of love.
• Despite his professions of innocence, nobody believed him.

How to use it: a profession of something (His profession of loyalty failed to convince her.)

Similar words: declaration, avowal

Common phrases: profession of faith, profession of innocence, profession of love