Complete Definition of "vocation"

English

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Etymology
From w:Latin|Latin via w:Old French|Old French

Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. an inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling.
  2. an occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.

Derived terms
vocational

Related terms
vocative

Hypernyms
job
labour
occupation
work

Translations
trans-top|calling
Finnish: elämäntehtävä, kutsumus
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Japanese: t|ja|天�|trtenshoku|scJpan
Russian: t|ru|п�извание|n|trprizvánije|scCyrl
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trans-top|occupation for which a person is suited
Czech: t-|cs|povolání|n
Finnish: t+|fi|ammatti
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Japanese: t|ja|天�|trtenshoku|scJpan
Russian: t|ru|п�извание|n|trprizvánije|scCyrl
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|���ة (méhna) f
ttbc|Chinese: �業, �� (zhíyè)
ttbc|Dutch: roeping f
ttbc|French: vocation f
ttbc|German: Berufung f
ttbc|Italian: vocazione f
ttbc|Korean: �� (jigeop)
ttbc|Portuguese: vocação f
ttbc|Spanish: vocación f
ttbc|Swedish: kallelse
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