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   vo·ca·tion

   /vōˈkāSH(ə)n/

   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 particularly worthy and requiring great dedication: "her vocation as a poet"
   • ▪ a trade or profession.

   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. 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.

5. 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. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

6. 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. It could well be that he has a real vocation.

7. 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.

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

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   1. A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified. 2. a. An inclination or aptness for a certain kind of work: a vocation for medicine. b. Theology A calling of an individual by God, especially for a religious career.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishvocation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /voʊˈkeɪʃn/. [countable] a type of work or way of life that you believe is especially suitable for you synonym calling Nursing is not just a job — it's a vocation. She believes that she has found her true vocation in life. You missed your vocation — you should have been an actor. Topic Collocations.

10. 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.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of vocation – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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    VOCATION definition: a strong feeling that you are right for a particular type of work, or a job that gives you this…. Learn more.