VOCATION
\və͡ʊkˈe͡ɪʃən], \vəʊkˈeɪʃən], \v_əʊ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of VOCATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession.
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A calling by the will of God.
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The bestowment of God's distinguishing grace upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of salvation; as, the vocation of the Jews under the old dispensation, and of the Gentiles under the gospel.
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A call to special religious work, as to the ministry.
By Oddity Software
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Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession.
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A calling by the will of God.
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The bestowment of God's distinguishing grace upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of salvation; as, the vocation of the Jews under the old dispensation, and of the Gentiles under the gospel.
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A call to special religious work, as to the ministry.
By Noah Webster.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Regular employment; calling; occupation; trade; profession; as, his vocation is law.
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Vocational.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin]Call; summons; citation; especially, designation to a particular state or profession;-hence destined or appropriate employment; occupation; business;-a calling by the will of God;-the bestowment of God's distinguishing grace upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of salvation;-a peculiar mission or call to voluntary, religious, or philanthropic efforts-in irony or contempt.
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