PROFESSION

noun Etymology: Middle English professioun, from Anglo-French ~, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin ~-, professio, from Latin, public declaration, from profitēri Date: 13th century the act of taking the vows of a religious community, an act of openly declaring or publicly claiming a belief, faith, or opinion ; protestation , an avowed religious faith, 4. a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation, a principal calling, vocation, or employment, the whole body of persons engaged in a calling