vocation

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Etymology

Old French vocation < Latin vocātiō.

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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.

Derived terms

• vocational

Related terms

• vocative

Hypernyms

• job
• labour
• occupation
• work

Translations

calling

• Armenian: կոչում (hy) (kočum), հակում (hy) (hakum)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天職 (cmn), 天职 (cmn), tiānzhí (cmn)

• Finnish: elämäntehtävä (fi), kutsumus (fi)
• French: vocation (fr) f
• German: Berufung (de) f
• Icelandic: köllun (is) f

• Japanese: 天職 (ja) (tenshoku)
• Jèrriais: vocâtion f
• 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)

• Jèrriais: vocâtion f
• 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 (ar) (méhna) f
• Dutch: roeping (nl) f, beroep (nl) n
• Italian: vocazione (it) f
• Korean: 직업 (ko) (jigeop)
• Portuguese: vocação (pt) f
• Spanish: vocación (es) f

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French

Noun

vocation f (plural vocations)

1. vocation (calling)
2. vocation (employment; career; work)

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Old French

Noun

vocation f (oblique plural vocations, nominative singular vocation, nominative plural vocations)

1. call; calling; appeal
2. (specifically, euphemistic) passing away; death; an instance of dying