Calling

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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.
  • n. An occupation, profession, or career.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of call.
  • n. A strong urge to become religious.
  • n. A job or occupation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to summon, or to attact the attention of, some one.
  • n. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.
  • n. A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being divinely called.
  • n. A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an answer, as in legislative bodies.
  • n. One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.
  • n. The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular professions or employment.
  • n. Title; appellation; name.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of summoning; a call or summons.
  • n. The act of convoking or assembling.
  • n. An invitation.
  • n. The profession, trade, occupation, or employment to which one is called by aptitude, necessity, etc.; usual occupation, profession, or employment; vocation.
  • n. Name; appellation; title.
  • n. Synonyms Pursuit, business, etc. See occupation.
  • Clamant; crying
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the particular occupation for which you are trained
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    occupation    line of work    line    job    business   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    office    vocation    occupation    employment    trade    profession    business    engagement    title    appellation   
    Verb Stem
    call   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Pauling    appalling    balling    brawling    crawling    galling    halling    hauling    installing    mothballing