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proˈfessionalism
[f. prec. + -ism.]
1. Professional quality, character, method, or conduct; the stamp of a particular profession.
1856J. Grote in Cambr. Ess. 88 The question of professionalism, or specialism, in education is closely connected with..that..of the suitable ages for different parts of education. 1863Sat Rev. 440 Professionalism stamps its mark more deeply upon the ecclesiastical mind than upon the followers of the non-clerical, but liberal, occupations. 1893Athenæum 14 Oct. 519/1 The bloodthirsty professionalism..[is] decidedly characteristic of the Napoleonic warrior. 1895Educat. Rev. Sept. 169 The..student should not lose sight of general cultivation and fall into stark professionalism.
2. The position or practice of a professional as distinguished from an amateur; the class of professionals: cf. professional a. 4, n. 2.
1884Elocutionist Aug. 2/1 Local talent..may be very good, but in the majority of cases it fades before proper professionalism. 1886Referee 14 Feb. 1 But Amateurism has a fringe just the same as professionalism. 1894Aspects Mod. Oxford 31 The modern tendency to professionalism in athletics. 1894[See professor n. 5]. |