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learned profession


The profession of divinity, medicine, or law.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“She studied hard to enter a learned profession.”

CONTEXTUAL

“His parents were very proud when he decided to pursue a career in a learned profession like law.”

COMPLEX

“Throughout the nineteenth century, the status of a learned profession was reserved for those who had completed rigorous academic training in divinity, medicine, or law.”


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  1. 01

    learn one's place

    To be made aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status.

  2. 02

    learn to walk before one can run

    Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks.

Last updated August 10, 2026