vocation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English vocacioun, from Old French vocation, from Latin vocātiō.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /voʊˈkeɪʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəʊˈkeɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: vo‧ca‧tion
Noun edit
vocation (countable and uncountable, plural vocations)
- An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.
- Nursing is a vocation, which many people find horrendous.
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Translations edit
calling
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occupation for which a person is suited
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French vocation, borrowed from Latin vocātiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vocation f (plural vocations)
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Further reading edit
- “vocation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin vocatio, vocationem.
Noun edit
vocation oblique singular, f (oblique plural vocations, nominative singular vocation, nominative plural vocations)
- call; calling; appeal
- (specifically, euphemistic) passing away; death; an instance of dying