profectionn.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈfɛkʃn/, U.S.

/proʊˈfɛkʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– profection; also Scottish pre-1700 profectioun.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French profection; Latin profectiōn-, profectiō.

Etymology: Partly < Middle French profection (French profection ) system of prediction based on the zodiac, progression (a1461 as perfection ), progression (of a star) (1510) < classical Latin prōfect- , past participial stem of prōficere to make headway, to advance, progress (see proficient adj.) + French -ion -ion suffix¹ (compare post-classical Latin profectio advancement (from 9th cent. in British and continental sources)), and partly < Middle French profection act of setting out (of an army) (16th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation) and its etymon classical Latin profectiōn-, profectiō action of setting out, departure < profect- , past participial stem of proficīscī to set out, start ( < pro- pro- prefix¹ + facere to make, do (see fact n.) + -īscī : see -ish suffix²) + -iō -ion suffix¹.

Now rare.

†1. The setting forward or promotion of a person or thing; furtherance, advancement. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > [noun]

furtheringc1000

advancementc1325

nourishingc1325

speedingc1400

promotion1425

vauncingc1426

furtherancec1440

expedition1445

preferment1454

further1526

profection1533

towardliness1553

maturation1584

comforting1605

forwarding1635

advance1642

promotement1661

forwardness1741

fosterage1816

1533 Burnet Hist. Ref. (1679) II. 123 Their said Promotions or Profections into the same [sc. Bishoprics].

1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 83 The better propagation and profection of the Divine truth.

2. The action or fact of going forward; progression, advance; (Astrology) the movement of a celestial body in the order of the zodiacal signs; = progression n. 5; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [noun]

forthgangc900

racea1400

processa1450

remuea1450

profectiona1538

procession1585

advance1593

nod1597

progressa1599

riddance1598

run1626

advancement1637

incession1651

progression1651–3

march1683

progrediency1701

waygate1825

society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > [noun] > setting out

foundingOE

partingc1300

outgoing?c1335

buskinga1400

way-gangingc1485

profectiona1538

departure1540

waygoinga1600

way-ganga1628

upcoming1654

outsettinga1698

setting-out1711

the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > direct motion

progression1556

profection1650

direction1658

consequence1771

a1538 A. Abell Roit or Quheill of Tyme f. 119, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Profectioun And thai [sc. missionaries]..instrukkis the multitude of pepill and amang thame ar mony barnis nobilis sonnis at gewis to ws gret hoip of profectioun.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xvii. 227 The greate vessell of election..confesseth his profection and goinge forwarde; I endevour my selfe to that which is before.

1610 W. Sclater Threefold Preseruatiue sig. B4 In the state of this mortal life, there is no meane betwixt profection and defection.

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) iv. xii. 187 Which together with other Planets, and profection of the Horoscope, unto the seventh house, or opposite signes every seventh year; oppresseth living natures.

1652 G. Wharton tr. J. Rothmann Chiromancy in Wks. (1683) 638 The Profection, or Revolution of the Sun, comes to the Opposition of Mars, in the year 1600. about the 20 of November.

1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. 326 Profection, the progression.

1869 J. W. Foster Mississippi Valley vii. 231 Here it becomes necessary to cultivate it [sc. tobacco] only during the winter, as the summer heats and rains are unfavorable to its profection.

1982 Notes & Queries Dec. 514/1 He wishes to use the art of ‘directions’, ‘profections’, or ‘annual revolutions’ to find out, from the configurations of the nativity when they are ‘directed’, when he will mend.

†3. A starting out or setting forth on a journey. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1558 R. Best in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) ii. 324 The time of the yeere hasting the profection and departure of the Ambassadour.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 304 In his profection into Africa, as he went out of the ship, he chanced to fall flat upon the ground.

†4. The degree of advancement attained in anything; proficiency. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > expertise or proficiency

craftOE

perfectionc1475

accomplement?c1525

proficiency1597

handiness1601

profection1605

expertnessa1616

provection1652

prowessa1668

proficience1713

adeptness1731

hability1840

expertise1868

expertship1880

expertism1886

wizardry1951

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. A3 There seemeth to be no lesse contention betweene the excellencie of your Maiesties gifts of Nature, and the viniuersalitie [sic] and profection [erratum: perfection] of your learning.

1613 T. Adams White Deuil Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v Your affection to diuine Knowledge, good profection in it, and much time spent towards the perfection of it.

1631 T. Heywood Londons Ius Honorarium in Wks. (1874) IV. 278 If Kings arrive to my profection Tis by Succession, or Election.

Derivatives

† profectional adj. [compare Middle French profectional (1510)] Astrology Obsolete of or relating to profection or progression, esp. of celestial bodies.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [adjective] > direct motion

directc1400

progressional1570

profectional1580

prograde1707

1580 F. K. Of Crinitall Starre sig. A vi Whereas I note that the effectes of this Crinita, shall appeare two yeeres and three quarters, I observe by the profectional Achazer, and other circumstances, that the next yeare—1581—the effectes shal be as folowe.

1647 G. Wharton Merlini Angl. Errata 36 I have considered the Profectionall Figure of the last Conjunction of Saturne and Jupiter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	profection
释义	profectionn. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈfɛkʃn/, U.S. /proʊˈfɛkʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– profection; also Scottish pre-1700 profectioun. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French profection; Latin profectiōn-, profectiō. Etymology: Partly < Middle French profection (French profection ) system of prediction based on the zodiac, progression (a1461 as perfection ), progression (of a star) (1510) < classical Latin prōfect- , past participial stem of prōficere to make headway, to advance, progress (see proficient adj.) + French -ion -ion suffix¹ (compare post-classical Latin profectio advancement (from 9th cent. in British and continental sources)), and partly < Middle French profection act of setting out (of an army) (16th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation) and its etymon classical Latin profectiōn-, profectiō action of setting out, departure < profect- , past participial stem of proficīscī to set out, start ( < pro- pro- prefix¹ + facere to make, do (see fact n.) + -īscī : see -ish suffix²) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Now rare. †1. The setting forward or promotion of a person or thing; furtherance, advancement. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > [noun] furtheringc1000 advancementc1325 nourishingc1325 speedingc1400 promotion1425 vauncingc1426 furtherancec1440 expedition1445 preferment1454 further1526 profection1533 towardliness1553 maturation1584 comforting1605 forwarding1635 advance1642 promotement1661 forwardness1741 fosterage1816 1533 Burnet Hist. Ref. (1679) II. 123 Their said Promotions or Profections into the same [sc. Bishoprics]. 1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 83 The better propagation and profection of the Divine truth. 2. The action or fact of going forward; progression, advance; (Astrology) the movement of a celestial body in the order of the zodiacal signs; = progression n. 5; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [noun] forthgangc900 racea1400 processa1450 remuea1450 profectiona1538 procession1585 advance1593 nod1597 progressa1599 riddance1598 run1626 advancement1637 incession1651 progression1651–3 march1683 progrediency1701 waygate1825 society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > [noun] > setting out foundingOE partingc1300 outgoing?c1335 buskinga1400 way-gangingc1485 profectiona1538 departure1540 waygoinga1600 way-ganga1628 upcoming1654 outsettinga1698 setting-out1711 the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > direct motion progression1556 profection1650 direction1658 consequence1771 a1538 A. Abell Roit or Quheill of Tyme f. 119, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Profectioun And thai [sc. missionaries]..instrukkis the multitude of pepill and amang thame ar mony barnis nobilis sonnis at gewis to ws gret hoip of profectioun. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xvii. 227 The greate vessell of election..confesseth his profection and goinge forwarde; I endevour my selfe to that which is before. 1610 W. Sclater Threefold Preseruatiue sig. B4 In the state of this mortal life, there is no meane betwixt profection and defection. 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) iv. xii. 187 Which together with other Planets, and profection of the Horoscope, unto the seventh house, or opposite signes every seventh year; oppresseth living natures. 1652 G. Wharton tr. J. Rothmann Chiromancy in Wks. (1683) 638 The Profection, or Revolution of the Sun, comes to the Opposition of Mars, in the year 1600. about the 20 of November. 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. 326 Profection, the progression. 1869 J. W. Foster Mississippi Valley vii. 231 Here it becomes necessary to cultivate it [sc. tobacco] only during the winter, as the summer heats and rains are unfavorable to its profection. 1982 Notes & Queries Dec. 514/1 He wishes to use the art of ‘directions’, ‘profections’, or ‘annual revolutions’ to find out, from the configurations of the nativity when they are ‘directed’, when he will mend. †3. A starting out or setting forth on a journey. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1558 R. Best in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) ii. 324 The time of the yeere hasting the profection and departure of the Ambassadour. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 304 In his profection into Africa, as he went out of the ship, he chanced to fall flat upon the ground. †4. The degree of advancement attained in anything; proficiency. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > expertise or proficiency craftOE perfectionc1475 accomplement?c1525 proficiency1597 handiness1601 profection1605 expertnessa1616 provection1652 prowessa1668 proficience1713 adeptness1731 hability1840 expertise1868 expertship1880 expertism1886 wizardry1951 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. A3 There seemeth to be no lesse contention betweene the excellencie of your Maiesties gifts of Nature, and the viniuersalitie [sic] and profection [erratum: perfection] of your learning. 1613 T. Adams White Deuil Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v Your affection to diuine Knowledge, good profection in it, and much time spent towards the perfection of it. 1631 T. Heywood Londons Ius Honorarium in Wks. (1874) IV. 278 If Kings arrive to my profection Tis by Succession, or Election. Derivatives † profectional adj. [compare Middle French profectional (1510)] Astrology Obsolete of or relating to profection or progression, esp. of celestial bodies. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [adjective] > direct motion directc1400 progressional1570 profectional1580 prograde1707 1580 F. K. Of Crinitall Starre sig. A vi Whereas I note that the effectes of this Crinita, shall appeare two yeeres and three quarters, I observe by the profectional Achazer, and other circumstances, that the next yeare—1581—the effectes shal be as folowe. 1647 G. Wharton Merlini Angl. Errata 36 I have considered the Profectionall Figure of the last Conjunction of Saturne and Jupiter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1533
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