learned profession
noun
any of the three vocations of theology, law, and medicine, commonly held to require highly advanced learning.: Compare profession (def. 1).
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How to use learned profession in a sentence
"He can't be too well educated, whether he enters a learned profession or not," responded Mr. Washington.
From Farm House to the White House | William M. ThayerSchoolmasters belong to a devoted and to a comparatively learned profession.
Cambridge Essays on Education | VariousHe lacks the courtesy which would hide it in the presence of the man of trade or the man of a learned profession.
The Lady of Lynn | Walter BesantThey have none of the learned profession; merchandise is disgraceful, and the army is the only field.
Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 | John Lloyd StephensI myself would like to see dressmaking regarded not merely as a learned profession, but as a fine art.
Reviews | Oscar Wilde
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