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vocation

[voh-key-shuhn]

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noun

a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
Synonyms: ,
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.

vocation

/ ��əʊˈ��ɪʃə�� /

noun

a specified occupation, profession, or trade
1. a special urge, inclination, or predisposition to a particular calling or career, esp a religious one
2. such a calling or career

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vocation¹

1400–50; late Middle English vocacio ( u ) n < Latin ��ǳ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ǳ��پ�ō ) a call, summons, equivalent to ��ǳ�� ( us ) past participle of ��ǳ�� to call ( -ate ¹ ) + -��ō��- -ion

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vocation¹

C15: from Latin ��ǳ��پ�ō a calling, from ��ǳ�� to call

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Born on 8 June 1908, Sister Inah had a religious vocation from early on in her life, joining a religious boarding school at the age of 16.

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JT: Yeah, for a long time, it was thought of as a vocation, and the promise of that has all but evaporated.

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Harmony Holiday: �� is this pattern wherein you can trade the currency of Black glamour to become an overt grifter, a clout chaser with no vocation but that — an “industry plant”?

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But for many years, she and her parents saw acting as a temporary job, something to do until she landed on her real vocation.

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People working with empty homes all seem to have a strong sense of vocation.

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