profession

Forms

1.A declaration of faith.
- She died only a few years after her profession.
- Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
- Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession.
2.A professional occupation.
- My father was a barrister by profession.
- His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.

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Etymology tree

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