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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vo•ca•tion /voʊˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a particular occupation, business, or profession;
one's calling:a vocation of teaching. - a strong impulse or desire to follow a particular activity or career.
- Religiona divine call to a religious life:a vocation to join the priesthood.
See -voc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vo•ca•tion (vō kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a particular occupation, business, or profession;
calling. - a strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular activity or career.
- a divine call to God's service or to the Christian life.
- a function or station in life to which one is called by God:the religious vocation; the vocation of marriage.
- Latin vocātiōn- (stem of vocātiō) a call, summons, equivalent. to vocāt(us) past participle of vocāre to call (see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English vocacio(u)n 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged employment, pursuit.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vocation /vəʊˈkeɪʃən/ n - a specified occupation, profession, or trade
- a special urge, inclination, or predisposition to a particular calling or career, esp a religious one
- such a calling or career
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin vocātiō a calling, from vocāre to call |