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• n  the body of people in a learned occupation
  the news spread rapidly through the medical profession
• n  an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
• n  an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
  a profession of disagreement
• n  affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
  a profession of Christianity

• FIRST profession I ever thought of entering at 15 was .
• Oliver Wendell Holmes once observed that every profession is great that is greatly pursued.
• Perhaps above all: How should excellent teaching be rewarded so that the best teachersthe most competent, caring and compellingremain in a profession known for low pay, low .

• professing

News & Articles

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• Serinda Swan plays tough character in USA's 'Graceland'
  Acting is a tough profession for Serinda Swan -- especially when it comes to the kind of roles she gets.
  June 12, 2013 - Erie Times-News
• Google's Reader is going away, but you have options to replace it
  As a news junkie, by nature and profession, I've developed my own strategies for keeping track of what's new on the Internet.
  June 11, 2013 - Denver Post
• India Ink: A Conversation With: U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara
  Mr. Bharara on his profession, personal life and Indian roots.        
  June 11, 2013 - New York Times

Quotes

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• Jeff Bridges in The Hindu
  Bridges, who is from a lineage of actors, said, "Thank you Mum and Dad, for turning me on to such a groovy profession."
• Joe Paterno in MiamiHerald.com
  Bowden "and his wife, Ann, have dedicated their lives with untold hours to better the teams and universities they cared so much about," Paterno said. "They will be missed by the coaching profession and college football."
• Pope Benedict XVI in Inquirer.net
  In this land of freedom and opportunity, the Church has united a widely diverse flock in the profession of the faith,Benedict said in his homily, as sunshine cut through the layer of cloud that had blanketed New York since the morning.