Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

profession

/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: pro-fes-sion
IPA: /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A declaration of faith.

noun

A declaration of faith.

noun

A declaration of faith.

noun

A professional occupation.

noun

A professional occupation.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years."
"a profession of support"
"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."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: professioun, profession, professiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/
British English: /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/

Inflected Forms

professions (plural)

Derived Forms

nonprofession professional professionist professionize professionless pseudoprofession semiprofession

Phrases

caring profession helping profession learned profession liberal profession oldest profession oldest profession in the world profession of faith world's oldest profession

Synonyms

professing

Rhymes With

session depression expression self-expression possession impression succession aggression obsession progression discretion confession

Questions

How do you pronounce profession?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/.
What does profession mean?: A declaration of faith.
Where does profession come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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