vocation

vo·ca·tion  (v-kshn)

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.

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

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vocation

Noun

1. a specified profession or trade

2.

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

b. such a calling or career [Latin vocare to call]

Thesaurus

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"

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vocation

noun profession, calling, job, business, office, trade, role, post, career, mission, employment, pursuit, life work, métier

Translations

vocation [vəuˈkeɪʃən] n → vocación f

vocation [vəuˈkeɪʃən] n → vocation f

vocation [vəuˈkeɪʃən] n (calling) → Berufung f;

(profession) → Beruf m

vocation [vəuˈkeɪʃən] n → vocazione f

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vocation

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, roepingدَعْوَة إلى الكَهْنوت، نِداءпризваниеposláníkalddie Berufungαποστολήvocaciónkutsumusاحساس وظیفهkutsumusvocationשְׁלִיחוּת, יִיעוּדव्यवसायduhovno zvanjeelhivatottságpanggilan hidupköllunvocazione使命소명, 신의 부르심pašaukimasaicinājumsmendapat seruroepingkallpowołanievocaçãovo­caţieпризваниеposlaniedarbožji pozivkall, kallelseเสียงเรียกร้องจากพระเจ้า; ความจำใจyatkınlık, yetenek神召，天命, 天職покликанняباطني آوازnăng 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.beroepوَظيفَه، مِهْنَهпрофесияposláníkalddie Berufungλειτούργημα, επάγγελμαvocaciónkutsetööشغلkutsumusammattivocationמִקצוֹעַव्यवसायzvanjehivatáspekerjaanköllun; starfsgrein, fagvocazione天職천직; 직업pašaukimasprofesija; nodarbošanāskerjayaroepingyrke, fag(område)powołanievocaçãocarierăпризваниеpovolanieposlanstvopozivkallวิชาชีพmeslek, iş職業покликанняپيشہthiên hướng职业