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  • 1Vocation — 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,… …

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  • 2vocation — vo‧ca‧tion [vəʊˈkeɪʆn 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… …

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  • 3Vocation — A vocation is an occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified. It is also the inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling. This type of… …

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  • 4vocation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ Christian, religious VERB + VOCATION ▪ find ▪ She struggled for years to find her true vocation …

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  • 5vocation — UK [vəʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [voʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms vocation : singular vocation plural vocations 1) a job that you do because you feel it is your purpose in life and for which you have special skills Mason regarded teaching as his… …

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  • 6vocation — vo|ca|tion [ vou keıʃn ] noun count 1. ) a job that you do because you feel it is your purpose in life and for which you have special skills: Mason regarded teaching as his vocation. find a vocation: She believes she has found her true vocation… …

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  • 7Vocation of the Apostles — Artist Domenico Ghirlandaio and workshop Year 1481 1482 Type Fresco Dimensions 349 cm × 570 cm (137  …

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  • 8vocation, priesthood or religious —    This word (from the Latin vocare, meaning to call ) refers to a calling from God to lead aChristian life of service either in the ordained priesthood or in a religious community. Such a vocation requires personaldiscernment on the part of the… …

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  • 9vocation — One s regular calling or business; one s occupation or profession. The activity on which one spends major portion of his time and out of which he makes his living. Employers Liability Assur. Corporation v. Accident & Casualty Ins. Co. of… …

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  • 10Politics as a Vocation — ( Politik als Beruf ) was a lecture given by Max Weber, a German economist and sociologist to the students of the Munich University in January 1919 and published in October of the same year. The original edition was published in German, but… …

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