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vocation

vo.ca.tion \vo--'ka--sh*n\ n [ME vocacioun, fr. L vocation-, vocatio 
   summons, fr. vocat]us, pp. of vocare to call - more at VOICE 1a: a summons 
   or strong inclination to a particular state or course of acti on; specif : 
   a divine call to the religious life 1b: the special function of an 
   individual or group  2a: the work in which a person is regularly employed : 
   OCCUPATION  2b: the persons engaged in a particular occupation