Profession vs Chore - What's the difference?
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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.
A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
(US, dated) To do chores.
(British, informal) To steal.
As nouns the difference between profession and chore
is that profession is a promise or vow made on entering a religious order while chore is a task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.As a verb chore is
to do chores.profession
English
(wikipedia profession)Noun
(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 .
Derived terms
* professional * liberal professionchore
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ). See also char .Noun
(chores)- Washing dishes is a chore , but we cannot just stop eating.