vocation
nounA regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified.
nounAn inclination or aptness for a certain kind of work.
nounA calling of an individual by God, especially for a religious career.
nounA calling or designation to a particular activity, office, or duty; a summons; a call; in theology, a call, under God’s guidance, to the Christian life or some special state, service, or ministry.
nounEmployment; occupation; avocation; calling; business; trade: including professions as well as mechanical occupations. See
Synonyms Calling, Business, etc. See
A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession.
nounDestined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession.
nounA calling by the will of God.