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calling

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call·ing  (kôlng)
n.
1. An inner urge or a strong impulse, especially one believed to be divinely inspired to accept the Gospels as truth and Jesus as one's personal savior.
2. An occupation, profession, or career.

calling [ˈkɔːlɪŋ]
n
1. a strong inner urge to follow an occupation, etc.; vocation
2. an occupation, profession, or trade

Calling a group of persons following a profession, specifically, the church, medicine, or nursing.
Example: calling house of wits, 1860.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.callingcalling - the particular occupation for which you are trained
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

calling
noun profession, work, business, line, trade, career, mission, employment, province, occupation, pursuit, vocation, walk of life, life's work, métier He was a serious man, dedicated to his calling as a physician.
Translations
calling [ˈkɔːlɪŋ]
A. N (= vocation) → vocación f, profesión f
B. CPD calling card N (esp US) → tarjeta f de visita comercial
calling [ˈkɔːlɪŋ] n
[priest] → vocation f
(= trade, occupation) → métier m
calling card ncarte f de visite
calling
nBerufung f
calling [ˈkɔːlɪŋ] nvocazione f
calling [ˈkɔːlɪŋ] nvocazione f


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A FISHERMAN, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast and captured a great haul of fish.
In order to cast an odium upon the power of calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, it has been remarked that there is nowhere any provision in the proposed Constitution for calling out the POSSE COMITATUS, to assist the magistrate in the execution of his duty, whence it has been inferred, that military force was intended to be his only auxiliary.
If you listen as I am listening, as I have listened for so many weary hours, so many weary years, you will hear them calling to me, David and John and Stephen.
 
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