vocation
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vocations
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vocations
Britannica Dictionary definition of VOCATION
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a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work (such as religious work)
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It was her vocation [=calling] to be a teacher.
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This isn't just a job for me; it's a vocation.
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people who follow a religious vocation
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He never felt a real sense of vocation.
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the work that a person does or should be doing
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his chosen vocation [=occupation]
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She discovered architecture as her true vocation [=calling] while in college.
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He feels he missed his vocation [=did not have the career he should have] by not becoming a doctor.
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I'm a carpenter by vocation, but my hobby is painting.
