| 单词 | vocation |
| 释义 | vocation /voh kay"sheuhn/, n. 1. a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling. 2. a strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular activity or career. 3. a divine call to God's service or to the Christian life. 4. a function or station in life to which one is called by God: the religious vocation; the vocation of marriage. [1400-50; late ME vocacio(u)n < L vocation- (s. of vocatio) a call, summons, equiv. to vocat(us) ptp. of vocare to call (see -ATE1) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. employment, pursuit. |
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