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Thesaurus: vocation

A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession.

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  1. n. A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession.
  2. n. Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession.
  3. n. A calling by the will of God.
  4. n. 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.
  5. n. A call to special religious work, as to the ministry.
  6. n. the particular occupation for which you are trained
  7. n. a body of people doing the same kind of work
  8. n:100 n the particular occupation for which you are trained n a body of people doing the same kind of work