profession
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The prayer is a response to the Coronation Oath, enacted into law in 1689, in which the monarch pledges to maintain “the true Profession of the Gospel and the Protestant Reformed Religion Established by Law.”
From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2023
Posters seeking professional soldiers have sprung up in the Russian capital in recent weeks declaring that "Our Profession is to defend the Motherland."
From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023
Cunningham’s 1913 essay, “Photography as a Profession for Women,” describes it as “not really a matter of suitability to sex as to individuality.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022
Later 19th Century censuses simply asked for "Rank, Profession or Occupation", without any distinction between personal occupation or industry of employment.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021
Profession is required of the man or woman who belongs to the church.
From Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays by Washburn, L. K. (Lemuel Kelley)
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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