vo·ca·tion

(vō-kā′shən)

1. A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified.

a. An inclination or aptness for a certain kind of work: a vocation for medicine.

b. Theology A calling of an individual by God, especially for a religious career.

[Middle English vocacioun, divine call to a religious life, from Old French vocation, from Latin vocātiō, vocātiōn-, a calling, from vocātus, past participle of vocāre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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vocation

(vəʊˈkeɪʃən)

1. a specified occupation, profession, or trade

a. a special urge, inclination, or predisposition to a particular calling or career, esp a religious one

b. such a calling or career

[C15: from Latin vocātiō a calling, from vocāre to call]

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vo•ca•tion

(voʊˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.

2. a strong inclination to follow a particular activity or career.

3. a divine call to a religious life.

4. a function or station, esp. a religious life, to which one is called by God.

[1400–50; < Latin vocātiō a call, summons =vocā(re) to call + -tiō -tion]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trained calling, career job, 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 occupational group 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

noun profession, calling, job, business, office, trade, role, post, career, mission, employment, pursuit, life work, métier the levels of knowledge and skill required for success in many vocations

Quotations
"Many are called, but few are chosen" Bible: St. Matthew

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vocation

noun

1. Activity pursued as a livelihood:

art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, work.

Slang: racket.

Archaic: employ.

2. An inner urge to pursue an activity or perform a service:

calling, mission.

Translations

دَعْوَة إلى الكَهْنوت، نِداءوَظيفَه، مِهْنَه

poslánípovolání

kald

Berufung

vocación

ammatti

profession vocation

elhivatottság

köllunköllun; starfsgrein, fag

vocazione inclinazione professione

天職

aicinājumsnodarbošanāsprofesija

fag

призвание

poslanstvo

iş meslekyatkınlıkyetenek

使命天职神召职业

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

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vocation

[vəʊˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → vocation f
to find one's vocation → trouver sa vocation

vocation

(Rel etc) → Berufung f; (form: = profession) → Beruf m; to have a vocation for teaching → zum Lehrer berufen sein

(= aptitude) → Begabung f, → Talent nt

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vocation

[vəʊˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → vocazione f
to have a vocation for teaching → avere la vocazione dell'insegnamento

vocation

(vəˈkeiʃən) , ((American) vou-) noun

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.

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.

vocation

n. vocación, profesión.