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Definition of "vocation" []

  • A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified. (noun)
  • An inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; a calling. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "vocation" in a sentence
  • "Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, your vocation is as timely as ever, and your mission as monks is indispensable."
  • "Intrinsic to their vocation is an inevitable rendezvous with non-literary expectations."
  • "At present your vocation is to be a good little daughter."