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noun
The profession of divinity, medicine, or law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: profession
Narrower terms: law, practice of law, medicine, practice of medicine, theology
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