- vocation
- [vəʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]noun [C]a job that you do because you feel that it is your purpose in life and you have special skills for doing it
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VOCATION — VOCATI Le sens du terme «vocation» tel qu’il était employé naguère dans le langage chrétien est dévié par rapport à son origine biblique. Le mot qui appartient en réalité au langage de la révélation est «appel» (klêsis ), qui rejoint le verbe… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vocation — Vo*ca tion (v[ o]*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. vocatio a bidding, invitation, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F. vocation. See {Vocal}.] 1. A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vocation — vo‧ca‧tion [vəʊˈkeɪʆn ǁ voʊ ] noun [countable] JOBS a job, especially one that involves helping people, that you do because you enjoy it or because you have a strong feeling that it is the purpose of your life to do it: • As a nurse, she felt… … Financial and business terms
vocation — Vocation. s. f. Mouvement interieur par lequel Dieu appelle une personne à quelque genre de vie, pour le servir & l honorer. Répondre, resister à la vocation. ce n est pas sa vocation d estre d Eglise. il faut examiner sa vocation. On appelle, La … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
vocation — index appointment (position), business (occupation), calling, career, employment, job, labor ( … Law dictionary
Vocation — Vocation, Ruf; Berufung, besonders zu einem geistlichen Amte … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
vocation — (n.) early 15c., spiritual calling, from L. vocationem (nom. vocatio), lit. a calling, from vocatus called, pp. of vocare to call (see VOICE (Cf. voice)). Sense of one s occupation or profession is first attested 1550s … Etymology dictionary
vocation — [n] life’s work art, business, calling, career, craft, do*, dodge*, duty, employment, field, game, handicraft, job, lifework, line*, line of business*, métier, mission, nine tofive*, occupation, office, post, profession, pursuit, racket*, role,… … New thesaurus
vocation — ► NOUN 1) a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation. 2) a person s employment or main occupation, especially one requiring dedication. 3) a trade or profession. ORIGIN Latin, from vocare to call … English terms dictionary
vocation — [vō kā′shən] n. [ME vocacion < LL(Ec) vocatio, a calling < L, an invitation, court summons < vocare, to call < vox,VOICE] 1. a) a call, summons, or impulsion to perform a certain function or enter a certain career, esp. a religious… … English World dictionary
vocation — (vo ka sion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Action d appeler, qui ne se dit qu au figuré et en parlant des appels que Dieu fait à l homme. • Jésus Christ n a point voulu du témoignage des démons, ni de ceux qui n avaient pas vocation … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
