Vocation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified.
  • n. An inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; a calling.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling.
  • n. An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession.
  • n. Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession.
  • n. A calling by the will of God.
  • n. The bestowment of God's distinguishing grace upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of salvation.
  • n. A call to special religious work, as to the ministry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A calling or designation to a particular activity, office, or duty; a summons; a call; in theology, a call, under God's guidance, to the Christian life or some special state, service, or ministry.
  • n. Employment; occupation; avocation; calling; business; trade: including professions as well as mechanical occupations. See avocation, 5.
  • n. Synonyms Calling, Business, etc. See occupation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the particular occupation for which you are trained
  • n. a body of people doing the same kind of work
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    work    occupation    job    labour   
    Form
    vocational   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    call    summons    citation    calling    occupation    trade    business    profession   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts