Vocation: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Vocation noun. A strong sense of being suited to a particular career, or the career itself.
How to say it
voh-KAY-shun/vəʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (KAY).
Vocation in a sentence
Nursing was never just a job for her; it was a vocation.
He left banking at fifty, having discovered a late vocation for carpentry.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- calling
- mission
- career
- métier
Where vocation comes from
From Latin vocatio, a calling, from vocare, to call.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
He left banking at fifty, having discovered a late _____ for carpentry.
- Luddite
- functionary
- vocation
Show the answer
vocation: He left banking at fifty, having discovered a late vocation for carpentry.