calling

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.

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calling

Noun

1. a strong urge to follow a particular profession or occupation, esp. a caring one

2. a profession or occupation, esp. a caring one

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Calling a group of persons following a profession, specifically, the church, medicine, or nursing.

Example: calling house of wits, 1860.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

calling - the particular occupation for which you are trained career, vocation 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

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calling

noun profession, work, business, line, trade, career, mission, employment, province, occupation, pursuit, vocation, walk of life, life's work, métier

Translations

calling [ˈkɔːlɪŋ] n → vocación f (= profession); profesión f

calling [ˈkɔːlɪŋ] n → vocation f (= trade, occupation); état m

calling [ˈkɔːlɪŋ] call n (trade) → Beruf m;

(vocation) → Berufung f

calling [ˈkɔːlɪŋ] n → vocazione f