profession
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: lifestyle
religion
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *pro-
Proto-Italic *pro-
Latin prō-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Proto-Italic *fatēōr
Latin fateor
Latin profiteor
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin professiōnembor.
Old French professionbor.
Anglo-Norman professiounbor.
Middle English professioun
English profession
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.
Inflected forms:
form: professions
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A declaration of faith.
pos: noun
examples: 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.
gloss: A declaration of faith.
pos: noun
examples: 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.
gloss: A declaration of faith.
pos: noun
examples: Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
I scarcely know any thing that really interests me, and I would give a great deal not to be so quick-sighted as I am; it would be so pleasant to believe only a tithe of the professions that are made me.
gloss: A professional occupation.
pos: noun
examples: My father was a barrister by profession.
“You are very idle, Cashel; I am sure of that. It is too provoking to throw away so much money every year for nothing. Besides, you must soon be thinking of a profession.” “I shall go into the army,” said Cashel. “It is the only profession for a gentleman.”
gloss: A professional occupation.
pos: noun
tags: collective
examples: His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
Derived words: caring profession
helping profession
learned profession
liberal profession
nonprofession
oldest profession
oldest profession in the world
professional
professionist
professionize
professionless
profession of faith
pseudoprofession
semiprofession
world's oldest profession
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: вероизповеда́ние
roman: veroizpovedánie
lang: Dutch
word: professie
lang: Finnish
word: uskontunnustus
lang: Finnish
word: julistus
lang: Finnish
word: vakuutus
lang: French
word: profession
lang: German
word: Bekenntnis
lang: Greek
word: ομολογία
roman: omología
lang: Romanian
word: profesiune de credință
lang: Russian
word: вероиспове́дание
roman: veroispovédanije
lang: Spanish
word: profesión
lang: Telugu
word: విశ్వాసం
roman: viśvāsaṁ
lang: Albanian
word: profesion
lang: Albanian
word: xajë
lang: Arabic
word: مِهْنَة
roman: mihna
lang: Arabic
word: وَظِيفَة
roman: waẓīfa
lang: Arabic
word: مهنة
roman: mihna
lang: Armenian
word: մասնագիտություն
roman: masnagitutʻyun
lang: Assamese
word: পেছা
roman: pesa
lang: Azerbaijani
word: peşə
lang: Azerbaijani
word: ixtisas
lang: Azerbaijani
word: məslək
lang: Bashkir
word: профессия
roman: professiya
lang: Bashkir
word: һөнәр
roman: hönər
lang: Belarusian
word: прафе́сія
roman: prafjésija
lang: Belarusian
word: фах
roman: fax
lang: Belarusian
word: заня́так
roman: zanjátak
lang: Belarusian
word: заня́цце
roman: zanjáccje
lang: Belarusian
word: заня́цьце
roman: zanjácʹcje
lang: Bengali
word: পেশা
roman: peśa
lang: Bulgarian
word: профе́сия
roman: profésija
lang: Bulgarian
word: заня́тие
roman: zanjátie
lang: Burmese
word: အလုပ်အကိုင်
roman: a.lup-a.kuing
lang: Burmese
word: အလုပ်
roman: a.lup
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: профе́сія
roman: profésija
lang: Catalan
word: professió
lang: Catalan
word: ofici
lang: Chechen
word: корматалла
roman: kormatalla
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 職業 /职业
roman: zik¹ jip⁶
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 行業 /行业
roman: hong⁴ jip⁶
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 職業 /职业
roman: cék-ngiĕk
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 職業 /职业
roman: zhíyè
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 行業 /行业
roman: hángyè
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 職業 /职业
roman: ⁷tseq-gniq₈
lang: Czech
word: povolání
lang: Czech
word: profese
lang: Danish
word: erhverv
lang: Danish
word: fag
lang: Danish
word: profession
lang: Danish
word: livsstilling
lang: Dutch
word: beroep
lang: Dutch
word: professie
lang: Esperanto
word: profesio
lang: Estonian
word: amet
lang: Estonian
word: elukutse
lang: Finnish
word: ammatti
lang: French
word: profession
lang: French
word: métier
lang: Galician
word: profesión
lang: Georgian
word: პროფესია
roman: ṗropesia
lang: Georgian
word: სპეციალობა
roman: sṗecialoba
lang: Georgian
word: ხელობა
roman: xeloba
lang: Georgian
word: საქმიანობა
roman: sakmianoba
lang: German
word: Beruf
lang: German
word: Profession
lang: Greek
word: επάγγελμα
roman: epángelma
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἐπάγγελμα
roman: epángelma
lang: Hebrew
word: מִקְצוֹעַ
roman: miktsóa
lang: Hebrew
word: מִשְׂרָה
roman: misrá
lang: Hindi
word: पेशा
roman: peśā
lang: Hindi
word: वृत्ति
roman: vŕtti
lang: Hindi
word: व्यवसाय
roman: vyavsāy
lang: Hindi
word: व्यवहार
roman: vyavhār
lang: Hungarian
word: foglalkozás
lang: Hungarian
word: hivatás
lang: Hungarian
word: szakma
lang: Hungarian
word: mesterség
lang: Icelandic
word: atvinna
lang: Indonesian
word: profesi
lang: Ingrian
word: ammatti
lang: Irish
word: gairm
lang: Italian
word: professione
lang: Japanese
word: 職業
roman: shokugyō
lang: Kannada
word: ವೃತ್ತಿ
roman: vṛtti
lang: Kazakh
word: мамандық
roman: mamandyq
lang: Kazakh
word: кәсіп
roman: käsıp
lang: Khmer
word: វិជ្ជាជីវៈ
roman: vicciəciivĕəʼ
lang: Khmer
word: អម្រស់
roman: ʼɑmrɑh
lang: Korean
word: 직업
roman: jigeop
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: pîşe
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: meslek
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: mihne
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: hokar
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: kariyer
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: profesyon
lang: Kyrgyz
word: профессия
roman: professiya
lang: Kyrgyz
word: кесип
roman: kesip
lang: Lao
word: ອາຊີບ
roman: ʼā sīp
lang: Lao
word: ວິຊາຊີບ
roman: wi sā sīp
lang: Latvian
word: amats
lang: Latvian
word: profesija
lang: Lithuanian
word: profesija
lang: Macedonian
word: професија
roman: profesija
lang: Macedonian
word: занимање
roman: zanimanje
lang: Malay
word: profesion
lang: Malayalam
word: തൊഴിൽ
roman: toḻil
lang: Maltese
word: professjoni
lang: Māori
word: umanga
lang: Mongolian
word: мэргэжил
roman: mergežil
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠵᠢᠯ
roman: mergeǰil
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: yrke
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: profesjon
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: yrke
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: profesjon
lang: Odia
word: ବୃତ୍ତି
roman: brutti
lang: Oromo
word: ogummaa
lang: Pashto
word: مسلک
roman: maslak
lang: Pashto
word: پېشه
roman: peša
lang: Pashto
word: کسب
roman: kasb
lang: Pashto
word: ورهڼه
roman: warhǝṇa
lang: Pashto
word: حرفه
roman: herfa
lang: Dari
word: پیشَه
roman: pēša
lang: Dari
word: حِرْفَه
roman: hirfa
lang: Dari
word: کَسْب
roman: kasb
lang: Dari
word: شُغْل
roman: šuġl
lang: Iranian Persian
word: پیشِه
roman: piše
lang: Iranian Persian
word: حِرْفِه
roman: herfe
lang: Iranian Persian
word: کَسْب
roman: kasb
lang: Iranian Persian
word: شُغْل
roman: šoġl
lang: Polish
word: zawód
lang: Polish
word: fach
lang: Portuguese
word: profissão
lang: Romanian
word: profesie
lang: Romanian
word: meserie
lang: Romanian
word: profesiune
lang: Romanian
word: meșteșug
lang: Russian
word: профе́ссия
roman: proféssija
lang: Russian
word: заня́тие
roman: zanjátije
lang: Kildin-Sami
word: профессья
roman: profjess’ja
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: dreuchd
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: профѐсија
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: зани́ма̄ње
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: profèsija
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zanímānje
lang: Sinhalese
word: වෘත්තිය
roman: wr̥ttiya
lang: Slovak
word: povolanie
lang: Slovak
word: profesia
lang: Slovene
word: poklic
lang: Spanish
word: profesión
lang: Swedish
word: yrke
lang: Swedish
word: fack
lang: Swedish
word: profession
lang: Swedish
word: gebit
lang: Tagalog
word: panungkulan
lang: Tagalog
word: propesyon
lang: Tajik
word: касб
roman: kasb
lang: Tajik
word: пеша
roman: peša
lang: Tajik
word: ҳунар
roman: hunar
lang: Tajik
word: ихтисос
roman: ixtisos
lang: Tajik
word: ҳирфа
roman: hirfa
lang: Tajik
word: шуғл
roman: šuġl
lang: Tamil
word: தொழில்
roman: toḻil
lang: Tatar
word: һөнәр
roman: hönär
lang: Telugu
word: వృత్తి
roman: vr̥tti
lang: Thai
word: อาชีพ
roman: aa-chîip
lang: Tibetan
word: ལས་རིགས
lang: Turkish
word: meslek
lang: Turkmen
word: kesp
lang: Turkmen
word: hünär
lang: Turkmen
word: kär
lang: Ukrainian
word: профе́сія
roman: profésija
lang: Ukrainian
word: фах
roman: fax
lang: Ukrainian
word: заня́ття
roman: zanjáttja
lang: Urdu
word: پیشَہ
roman: peśa
lang: Urdu
word: شُغْل
roman: śuġl
lang: Uyghur
word: كەسىپ
roman: kesip
lang: Uzbek
word: kasb
lang: Uzbek
word: hunar
lang: Vietnamese
word: nghề
lang: Vietnamese
word: nghề nghiệp
lang: Volapük
word: cal
lang: Yiddish
word: פּראָפֿעסיע
roman: profesye