avocationn.

/avəʊˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin āvocātiōn-em, noun of action < āvocāre : see avocate v. and -ation suffix. In sense 5 < avocate v. 2, and = Old French avocation , < Latin advocātiōn-em : see advocation n.

I. (= Latin āvocātio.)

1. The calling away or withdrawal (of a person) from an employment; diversion of the thoughts. archaic or Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun]

lissc1000

ceasec1330

stintc1330

stinting1338

ceasinga1340

discontinuancea1398

cessationa1400

leaving-off?a1425

surceasingc1435

disusage1475

stop1483

staying1546

discontinuation1572

discontinuing1582

surcease1590

stintance1605

cessure1607

desisting1607

avocationa1617

desistance1632

sistencea1639

surceasementa1641

supersession1648

dispractice1673

breaking-off1683

estoppage1701

cess1703

cesser1809

shutdown1857

stoppage1865

shut-off1889

sign-off1919

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] > causing

distractingc1440

avocationa1617

avokement1637

amusement1658

diversion1667

dissipation1733

evocation1770

misdirection1897

a1617 S. Hieron Wks. (1634) II. 271 The many auocations and withdrawments from good which they are sure to meet with.

1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 363 Which could by no meanes make recompense for the least avocation of them from their Church imployment.

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. iv. 11 I could be larger, but for a sudden auvocation to busines.

1758 t. Gray Let. 9 Apr. in Poems (1775) 270 Try, by every method of avocation and amusement, whether you cannot..get the better of that dejection.

2. The condition of being called away, or having one's attention diverted; distraction.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun]

sparpling1434

distraction1526

bestraughting1585

avocation1646

1646 W. Twisse Let. 20 Mar. in J. Mede Wks. (1672) iv. lxx. 846 The care whereof is apt to cause avocation and disturbance in that Unum necessarium.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 26 Too long an avocation from their private concerns and amusements.

1844 S. R. Maitland Dark Ages 327 He devoted himself, with less avocation, to prayer.

3. That which has the effect of calling away or withdrawing one from an occupation. Hence, A minor or less important occupation, a by-work (πάρεργον).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > auxiliary or minor work

by-work1587

parergon1607

divertment1613

by-employmenta1617

diversion1637

by-service1639

avocation1642

by-business1653

by-job1773

evocation1810

sideline1886

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] > cause of

by-thought1561

avocation1642

avocament1672

avocativea1677

dissipation1733

call-off1883

1642 T. Fuller Holy State iv. ix. 281 Heaven is his vocation, and therefore he counts earthly employments avocations.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 194. ⁋11 He..appears to hear me, but is soon rescued from the lecture by more pleasing avocations.

1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams II. xiv. 277 Upon some avocation however, a noise I believe in the passage, the turnkey went.

1879 F. J. Furnivall New Shakspere Soc. Rep. 9 If its editor's new vocation (school-mastering) had left him time for the avocation of finishing his task for us.

4. But as, in many cases, the business which called away was one of equal or greater importance (see quot. in a1617 at sense 1, where avocation is rightly used), the new meaning was improperly foisted upon the word: Ordinary employment, usual occupation, vocation, calling.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession

workeOE

mysteryc1390

facultyc1405

business1477

industrya1500

roomc1500

trade1525

pursuit1529

function1533

calling1539

profession?1552

vocation1553

entertainment1568

station1574

qualitya1586

employment1598

way of lifea1616

state1625

cloth1656

avocation1660

setworka1661

employ1669

estate1685

walk of life?1746

walk1836

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall Proem 19 The onely [experiments] wherewith my Avocations will allow me to entertain your Lordship in this Letter.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View Nature II In the hurry of avocations for the necessities of life, little was the time he could apply to abstract speculations.

1804 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) III. 557 Prevented by other avocations of extensive national importance, from a residence in Mysore.

1840 T. B. Macaulay Ranke's Hist. in Ess. (1854) II. 552/2 Found, even in the midst of his most pressing avocations, time for private prayer.

b.1761 New Comp. Fest. & Fasts xxxvi. §2. 353 When a universal weakness and decay enfeebles us from even the common avocations of life.1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 337 Poetry was by no means his proper avocation.1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) II. viii. 498 War and religion were the only two avocations worthy of being followed.1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. ii. 14 My avocation is in London city.

II. (= Latin advocātio.)

5. The calling of a cause or action before itself by a superior court; = advocation n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > transfer from one court or judge to another > removal to superior court

avocation1529

evocation1644

1529 Dr. Bennet To Wolsey in Burnet Hist. Ref. (1679) I. Rec. 80 His Holiness may..the more boldly deny Avocations to the Cæsareans.

1679 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation: 1st Pt. 69 The Imperialists..put in a Memorial for an Avocation of the cause to Rome.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. ix. 312 His unjust avocation of the cause to Rome.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	avocation
释义	avocationn. /avəʊˈkeɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin āvocātiōn-em, noun of action < āvocāre : see avocate v. and -ation suffix. In sense 5 < avocate v. 2, and = Old French avocation , < Latin advocātiōn-em : see advocation n. I. (= Latin āvocātio.) 1. The calling away or withdrawal (of a person) from an employment; diversion of the thoughts. archaic or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] lissc1000 ceasec1330 stintc1330 stinting1338 ceasinga1340 discontinuancea1398 cessationa1400 leaving-off?a1425 surceasingc1435 disusage1475 stop1483 staying1546 discontinuation1572 discontinuing1582 surcease1590 stintance1605 cessure1607 desisting1607 avocationa1617 desistance1632 sistencea1639 surceasementa1641 supersession1648 dispractice1673 breaking-off1683 estoppage1701 cess1703 cesser1809 shutdown1857 stoppage1865 shut-off1889 sign-off1919 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] > causing distractingc1440 avocationa1617 avokement1637 amusement1658 diversion1667 dissipation1733 evocation1770 misdirection1897 a1617 S. Hieron Wks. (1634) II. 271 The many auocations and withdrawments from good which they are sure to meet with. 1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 363 Which could by no meanes make recompense for the least avocation of them from their Church imployment. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. iv. 11 I could be larger, but for a sudden auvocation to busines. 1758 t. Gray Let. 9 Apr. in Poems (1775) 270 Try, by every method of avocation and amusement, whether you cannot..get the better of that dejection. 2. The condition of being called away, or having one's attention diverted; distraction. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] sparpling1434 distraction1526 bestraughting1585 avocation1646 1646 W. Twisse Let. 20 Mar. in J. Mede Wks. (1672) iv. lxx. 846 The care whereof is apt to cause avocation and disturbance in that Unum necessarium. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 26 Too long an avocation from their private concerns and amusements. 1844 S. R. Maitland Dark Ages 327 He devoted himself, with less avocation, to prayer. 3. That which has the effect of calling away or withdrawing one from an occupation. Hence, A minor or less important occupation, a by-work (πάρεργον). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > auxiliary or minor work by-work1587 parergon1607 divertment1613 by-employmenta1617 diversion1637 by-service1639 avocation1642 by-business1653 by-job1773 evocation1810 sideline1886 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] > cause of by-thought1561 avocation1642 avocament1672 avocativea1677 dissipation1733 call-off1883 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iv. ix. 281 Heaven is his vocation, and therefore he counts earthly employments avocations. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 194. ⁋11 He..appears to hear me, but is soon rescued from the lecture by more pleasing avocations. 1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams II. xiv. 277 Upon some avocation however, a noise I believe in the passage, the turnkey went. 1879 F. J. Furnivall New Shakspere Soc. Rep. 9 If its editor's new vocation (school-mastering) had left him time for the avocation of finishing his task for us. 4. But as, in many cases, the business which called away was one of equal or greater importance (see quot. in a1617 at sense 1, where avocation is rightly used), the new meaning was improperly foisted upon the word: Ordinary employment, usual occupation, vocation, calling. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession workeOE mysteryc1390 facultyc1405 business1477 industrya1500 roomc1500 trade1525 pursuit1529 function1533 calling1539 profession?1552 vocation1553 entertainment1568 station1574 qualitya1586 employment1598 way of lifea1616 state1625 cloth1656 avocation1660 setworka1661 employ1669 estate1685 walk of life?1746 walk1836 a. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall Proem 19 The onely [experiments] wherewith my Avocations will allow me to entertain your Lordship in this Letter. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View Nature II In the hurry of avocations for the necessities of life, little was the time he could apply to abstract speculations. 1804 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) III. 557 Prevented by other avocations of extensive national importance, from a residence in Mysore. 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ranke's Hist. in Ess. (1854) II. 552/2 Found, even in the midst of his most pressing avocations, time for private prayer. b.1761 New Comp. Fest. & Fasts xxxvi. §2. 353 When a universal weakness and decay enfeebles us from even the common avocations of life.1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 337 Poetry was by no means his proper avocation.1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) II. viii. 498 War and religion were the only two avocations worthy of being followed.1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. ii. 14 My avocation is in London city. II. (= Latin advocātio.) 5. The calling of a cause or action before itself by a superior court; = advocation n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > transfer from one court or judge to another > removal to superior court avocation1529 evocation1644 1529 Dr. Bennet To Wolsey in Burnet Hist. Ref. (1679) I. Rec. 80 His Holiness may..the more boldly deny Avocations to the Cæsareans. 1679 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation: 1st Pt. 69 The Imperialists..put in a Memorial for an Avocation of the cause to Rome. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. ix. 312 His unjust avocation of the cause to Rome. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1529
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