vocation
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.vo·ca·tion
noun \vō-ˈkā-shən\Definition of VOCATION
1
a : a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action; especially : a divine call to the religious life b : an entry into the priesthood or a religious order
2
a : the work in which a person is employed : occupation b : the persons engaged in a particular occupation
3
: the special function of an individual or group
See Examples of VOCATION
- This isn't just a job for me; it's a vocation.
- people who follow a religious vocation
- He never felt a real sense of vocation.
- I'm a carpenter by vocation, but my hobby is painting.
Origin of VOCATION
Middle English vocacioun, from Anglo-French vocaciun, from Latin vocation-, vocatio summons, from vocare to call, from vox voice — more at voice
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to VOCATION
- Synonyms
- calling, employment, game, lay, line, profession, trade, occupation, work
Rhymes with VOCATION
aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, negation, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, way station, workstation
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