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vocation

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way:

Examples:

I feel I've found/missed my true vocation.
Most teachers regard their profession as a vocation, not just a job.
To work in medicine, you should have a vocation for it.
2
a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you give much of your time and energy:

Examples:

It wasn’t until "The North American Review" published his story that he embraced writing as a vocation.
3
a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way:

Examples:

find/miss your vocation I feel I've found my true vocation.
To work in medicine, you should have a vocation for it.

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