Vocation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |vəʊˈkeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word vocation
Brit.  |və(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word vocation

noun

- the particular occupation for which you are trained (syn: calling, career)
- a body of people doing the same kind of work

Extra examples

This isn't just a job for me; it's a vocation.

He never felt a real sense of vocation.

I'm a carpenter by vocation, but my hobby is painting.

Jan has a vocation for teaching.

You missed your vocation (=you would have been good at a particular job).

At 17 she found her true vocation as a writer.

He followed his vocation and became an accountant.

My father saw medicine as his vocation.

He had a strong sense of responsibility to his vocation of preaching.

Word forms

noun
singular: vocation
plural: vocations
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