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vocation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | occupational group |
| Type of | body |
| Has types | profession, press corps |
vocation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calling, career |
| Type of | business, line of work, occupation, line, job |
| Has types | specialism, speciality, specialization, specialty, walk, business life, lifework, walk of life, professional life, specialisation |
Examples of vocation
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When your vocation and avocation are too close, they're bound to be in conflict.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A person's job might be drudgery, but it could now also be a career, a vocation.
From the washingtonpost.com
Washi, he told me, was a centuries-old winter vocation of Japanese rice farmers.
From the nytimes.com
Sadly there are far too many in the teaching profession without a true vocation.
From the economist.com
After she persisted with her vocation, entering a convent, he remained celibate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We spend immense amount of our waking time working and engaging in our vocation.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
I'm curious to know whether, as young boys, dance had seemed a natural vocation.
From the guardian.co.uk
Protecting a remote borderland is seen in Mongolia as a vocation, a way of life.
From the theatlantic.com
I wish to make an appeal to young Catholics to consider the missionary vocation.
From the latimes.com
- Career: the particular occupation for which you are trained
- Occupational group: a body of people doing the same kind of work
- A vocation, from the Latin vocare (verb, to call), is a term for an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. Though now often used in secular contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity.
- Vocation is a Swedish jazz vocal ensemble founded in 2000. Accompanied either by a quartet, a big band or just a cappella, Vocations music is a modern six harmony vocal jazz in a traditional form. ...
- An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling; an occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified
- The work (occupational or personal) or other major activity that a person is regularly occupied with. A person's vocation may be their career, the career they are working toward, or it may be an important hobby or activity that they devote much time and energy to.
- Whitworth's understanding of vocation is anchored in a Reformed theological understanding of God's call on all individuals to use their gifts to advance the kingdom -- a concept that has been articulated in compelling ways by theologians ranging from John Calvin to Frederick Buechner. ...
- A summons or strong indication to a particular state or course of action grounded in interest, ability, need, and opportunities; the work in which a person is regularly employed. [Click Here To Return To List]
- In baptism each person is called by God to follow Jesus in a life of holiness and service. This call may be lived out indifferent vocations: in marriage, as a single person, or as a priest, brother or sister.
