vocation
Other forms: vocations
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." To become a priest, you need to feel that you have been "called" to the ministry directly by God. Their job is their calling, or vocation. An avocation is something you do because you love it. Everyone should make it their goal to have their avocation become their vocation.
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the particular occupation for which you are trainedtypes:specialisation, specialism, speciality, specialization, specialtythe special line of work you have adopted as your careerlifeworkthe principal work of your careertype of:business, job, line, line of work, occupationthe principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
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a body of people doing the same kind of worksynonyms: occupational grouptypes:professionthe body of people in a learned occupationpress corpsa group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topicsbar, legal community, legal professionthe body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdictionhealth professionthe body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clientscommunity of scholarsthe body of individuals holding advanced academic degreeseconomics professionthe body of professional economistspriesthoodthe body of ordained religious practitionerstype of:bodya group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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Vocabulary lists containing vocation
Whether you're talking about a one-time gig or a lifetime spent advancing in your career, the words on this list will do the job!
The word "vocabulary" itself grows out of this root. Learn these words derived from the Latin root "vocare" (meaning "to name or call"). More Latin Love, Volume I lists: portare, sci, struere, and via! ELA Common Core State Standard: "Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word."
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