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[ voh-key -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ voʊˈkeɪ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun 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.
Origin of vocation 1400–50; late Middle English vocacio (u )n <Latin vocātiōn- (stem of vocātiō ) a call, summons, equivalent to vocāt (us ) past participle of vocāre to call (see -ate1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vocation 1. avocation, vocation 2. vacation, vocation Words nearby vocation vocal sac, vocal score, vocal tic, vocal tract, vocat., vocation , vocational, vocational education, vocational guidance, vocationalism, vocational school
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Example sentences from the Web for vocation “The golden age of Parisian smiles nurtured, and was nurtured by, the rise of dentistry as a vocation ,” writes Jones.
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It was only once he directed and starred in his own short film that he decided to pursue acting as a vocation .
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In short, this Austin native needs to make some hard decisions about his vocation .
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“A lot of new members have a sense of public service as vocation ,” he says.
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Telling people only what they want to hear has become a vocation .
Defining the Echo Chamber | Justin Green| January 16, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Ostensibly his vocation was that of a travelling farm-hand, but it was all ostentation.
Sally of Missouri | R. E. Young
It was something to get rid of the drudgery of toil, and escape the snubbing and rebuffs of her present vocation .
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective | Andrew Forrester
His main calling was that of a printer, a vocation of unusual importance and influence in a free community.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) | Wiliam Cabell Bruce
He can bear evil report as well as good report, and rejoice to fulfil his vocation under the one condition as well as the other.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James Denney
I don't mean in literature, for that is nothing; and—it may seem odd enough to say—I do not think it was my vocation .
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) | Thomas Moore
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British Dictionary definitions for vocation noun 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 Word Origin for vocation C15: from Latin vocātiō a calling, from vocāre to call
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