noun

vocation

voh-KAY-shuhn

noun

A job or career that someone feels strongly called or suited to, especially one seen as more than just a way to earn money.

"Teaching was more than a job to her — it was a vocation."

"He always felt a vocation for medicine, even as a child."

A strong inner sense of being called to a particular kind of religious life.

"She entered the convent after feeling a vocation to religious life."

How to Use Vocation

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA career or calling that feels deeply right for you, not just a paycheck.

Common mistake

Don't mix it up with "vacation" (a holiday) — they look alike but mean completely different things.

Easily confused with

vacation →

Common pairings

a sense of vocation find your vocation

vocations plural

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Teaching was more than a job to her — it was a _____.

From Latin vocatio, "a calling," from vocare, "to call" — the same root as "vocal" and "invoke."

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