Webster's English Dictionary

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profession

pro.fes.sion \pr*-'fesh-*n\ n 1: the act of taking the vows of a religious 
   community  2: an act of openly declaring or publicly claiming a belief, 
   faith, or opin ion : PROTESTATION 3: an avowed religious faith  4a: a 
   calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive  
   academic preparation 4b: a principal calling, vocation, or employment  4c: 
   the whole body of persons engaged in a calling