Noun
A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession.
Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession.
A calling by the will of God.
The bestowment of God's distinguishing grace upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of salvation; as, the vocation of the Jews under the old dispensation, and of the Gentiles under the gospel.
A call to special religious work, as to the ministry.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAdd to this the disruption in the patient’s, and sometimes one or multiple family member’s vocation, education, impact of this disruption on the socio-economic status of the family, and the protracted psycho-social aftermath. Source: Internet
After she persisted with her vocation, entering a convent, he remained celibate for the rest of his life. Source: Internet
A miliary historian but an engineer by vocation, he initiated the design and production of prototypes variants of light, tactical patrol as well as Armoured Fighting Vehicles by DICON-CED Kaduna. Source: Internet
As Dewey notes, “this further study is not a side line but something which fits directly into the demands and opportunities of the vocation” (Dewey, APT, 2010, p. 34). Source: Internet
Although a steadfast proponent of a radical and rational autonomy in all things, Husserl could also speak "about his vocation and even about his mission under God's will to find new ways for philosophy and science," observes Spiegelberg. Source: Internet
But despite the hopeful future for the vocation office, Savner’s work is winding down. Source: Internet