vo·ca·tion (v -k  sh n)n. 1. A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified. 2. An inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; a calling. [Middle English vocacioun, divine call to a religious life, from Old French vocation, from Latin voc ti, voctin-, a calling, from voctus, past participle of vocre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.] |
vocation [vəʊˈkeɪʃən]
n
1. a specified occupation, profession, or trade
2.
a. a special urge, inclination, or predisposition to a particular calling or career, esp a religious one
b. such a calling or career
[from Latin vocātiō a calling, from vocāre to call]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trainedjob, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" specialism, specialization, specialty, speciality, specialisation - the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" lifework - the principal work of your career walk of life, walk - careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" business life, professional life - a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities |
| 2. | vocation - a body of people doing the same kind of work body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" profession - the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists" press corps - a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics; "the White House press corps" |
vocation
Translations
vocation [vəʊˈkeɪʃən] N (= calling) → vocación f; (= profession) → profesión f, carrera f
to have a vocation for art → tener vocación por el arte
he has missed his vocation → se ha equivocado de carrera
to have a vocation for art → tener vocación por el arte
he has missed his vocation → se ha equivocado de carrera
vocation
vocation [vəʊˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → vocazione f
to have a vocation for teaching → avere la vocazione dell'insegnamento
vocation [vəʊˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → vocazione f
to have a vocation for teaching → avere la vocazione dell'insegnamento
to have a vocation for teaching → avere la vocazione dell'insegnamento
vocation [vəʊˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → vocazione f
to have a vocation for teaching → avere la vocazione dell'insegnamento
n vocation [vəˈkeiʃən, (American ) vou-]
1 a feeling of having been called (by God), or born etc, to do a particular type of work He had a sense of vocation about his work as a doctor. beroep, roeping دَعْوَة إلى الكَهْنوت، نِداء призвание poslání kald die Berufung αποστολή vocación kutsumus احساس وظیفه kutsumus vocation שְׁלִיחוּת, יִיעוּד व्यवसाय duhovno zvanje elhivatottság panggilan hidup köllun vocazione 使命 하느님의 부르심 pašaukimas aicinājums mendapat seru roeping kall powołanie vocação vocaţie призвание poslanie dar božji poziv kall, kallelse เสียงเรียกร้องจากพระเจ้า; ความจำใจ yatkınlık, yetenek 神召，天職 покликання باطني آواز năng khiếu 神召，天命, 天职
2 the work done, profession entered etc (as a result of such a feeling) Nursing is her vocation; Many people regard teaching as a vocation. beroep وَظيفَه، مِهْنَه професия poslání kald die Berufung λειτούργημα, επάγγελμα vocación kutsetöö شغل ammatti vocation מִקצוֹעַ व्यवसाय zvanje hivatás pekerjaan köllun; starfsgrein, fag vocazione 天職 직업 pašaukimas profesija; nodarbošanās kerjaya roeping yrke, fag(område) powołanie vocação carieră призвание povolanie poslanstvo poziv kall วิชาชีพ meslek, iş 職業 покликання پيشہ thiên hướng 职业
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