vocation

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Etymology

From Latin vocatio via Old French.

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Noun

vocation (plural vocations)

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

Note

Not to be confused with vacation.

Derived terms

• vocational

Related terms

• vocative

Hypernyms

• job
• labour
• occupation
• work

Translations

calling

Armenian: կոչում (hy) (kočum), հակում (hy) (hakum) Chinese: Mandarin: 天職, 天职, tiānzhí Finnish: elämäntehtävä, kutsumus French: vocation (fr) f. German: Berufung (de) f.

Icelandic: köllun (is) f. Japanese: 天職 (ja) (tenshoku) Romanian: vocație (ro) f., predispoziție (ro) f., chemare (ro) f. Russian: призвание (ru) (prizvánije) n. Swedish: kall (sv) Welsh: galwedigaeth (cy) f.

occupation for which a person is suited

Armenian: կոչում (hy) (kočum) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 職業, simpl. 职业 (pinyin: zhíyè) Czech: povolání (cs) n. Finnish: ammatti (fi) French: vocation (fr) f.

Japanese: 天職 (ja) (tenshoku) Portuguese: vocação (pt) f. Romanian: ocupație (ro) f., vocație  (ro) f. Russian: призвание (ru) (prizvánije) n. Scottish Gaelic: dreuchd (gd) f. Swedish: kall (sv)

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Arabic: مهنة (méhna) f. Dutch: roeping f., beroep n. Italian: vocazione f. Korean: 직업 (jigeop) Portuguese: vocação f. Spanish: vocación f.