Advocation vs Profession - What's the difference?
advocation | profession |
(archaic) The act of advocating or pleading.
(British, legal) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
(Scotland, legal) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
* 1796 , Matthew Lewis, The Monk , Folio Society 1985, p. 27:
A declaration of belief, faith or of one's opinion.
An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
As nouns the difference between advocation and profession
is that advocation is (archaic) the act of advocating or pleading while profession is a promise or vow made on entering a religious order.advocation
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(en noun)References
*profession
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(en noun)- 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 .
- Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
- My father was a barrister by profession .
- His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession .