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Profession vs Accusation - What's the difference?

profession | accusation |

As nouns the difference between profession and accusation

is that profession is a promise or vow made on entering a religious order while accusation is the act of accusing.

profession

English

(wikipedia profession)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
    • She died only a few years after her profession .
  • * 1796 , Matthew Lewis, The Monk , Folio Society 1985, p. 27:
    • Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession .
  • A declaration of belief, faith or of one's opinion.
    • Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
  • 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.
    • My father was a barrister by profession .
  • The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
    • His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession .

    Derived terms

    * professional * liberal profession

    accusation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete) accusasiowne * (obsolete) accusacion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of accusing.
  • *
  • (legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
    • [They] set up over his head his accusation - Matthew 27:37
  • An allegation.

    • Synonyms

    * impeachment * crimination * censure * charge

    Anagrams

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