Occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are especially suited
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For other uses, see Vocation (disambiguation).
It has been suggested that Religious calling be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2023.
A vocation (from Latin vocatio 'a call, summons'[1]) is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. Though now often used in non-religious contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity.
^Richard A. Muller, Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms: Drawn Principally from Protestant Scholastic Theology (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House Company, 1985), s.v. "vocation."
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