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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the expertness characteristic of a professional person; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

professionalism
    n 1: the expertness characteristic of a professional person