Professionalism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Professionalism \Pro*fes"sion*al*ism\, n.
     The following of a profession, sport, etc., as an occupation;
     -- opposed to {amateurism}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  professionalism
       n : the expertness characteristic of a professional person