| Vocation 1. (n.) A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession. 2. (n.) Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession. 3. (n.) A calling by the will of God. 4. (n.) 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. 5. (n.) A call to special religious work, as to the ministry. Thesaurus Entries ambition, apostleship, area, art, aspiration, bag, basis, business, call, calling, care of souls, career, career building, careerism, cause, consideration, craft, cup of tea, employment, field, forte, game, goal, ground, guiding light, guiding star, handicraft, holy orders, ideal, inspiration, intention, job, lifework, line, line of business, line of work, lodestar, long suit, main interest, mainspring, manner, matter, metier, mission, motive, mystery, number, occupation, pastorage, pastoral care, pastorate, pet subject, practice, priesthood, priestship, principle, profession, pursuit, rabbinate, racket, reason, sacred calling, sake, score, source, specialism, speciality, specialization, specialty, spring, strong point, style, technicality, the church, the cloth, the desk, the ministry, the pulpit, thing, trade, type, ulterior motive, walk, walk of life, way, weakness, work |