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   vocation

   /və(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation: "not all of us have a vocation to be nurses or doctors"
   • ▪ a person's employment or main occupation, especially regarded as worthy and requiring dedication: "her vocation as a poet"
   • ▪ a trade or profession: "GNVQs in Leisure and Tourism will be the introduction to a wide span of vocations"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vocatio(n-), from vocare ‘to call’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › vocationVocation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of VOCATION is a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action; especially : a divine call to the religious life. How to use vocation in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVOCATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VOCATION definition: 1. a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVOCATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you have a vocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfil a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › vocationVocation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Unless you can find someone to pay you to sip fancy tropical drinks on the beach, your vocation is not likely to be a vacation. Rather, the word means something you know how to do––or what you do for a living. The word vocation derives from the Latin vocare "to call."

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvocation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [countable, uncountable] vocation (for something) a belief that a particular type of work or way of life is especially suitable for you. He has a vocation for teaching. She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation. [countable, uncountable] a belief that you have been chosen by God to be a priest or nun.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVOCATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   VOCATION meaning: 1. a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time…. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › vocationVocation - definition of vocation by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling. 2. a strong inclination to follow a particular activity or career. 3. a divine call to a religious life. 4. a function or station, esp. a religious life, to which one is called by God.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › vocationVocation Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   VOCATION meaning: 1 : a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work (such as religious work); 2 : the work that a person does or should be doing

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    Definition of vocation noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com › dictionary › vocationVocation | Definition of vocation by Merriam-Webster

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    Define vocation: a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work (such as religious work)—usage, synonyms, more.