vocation 音标拼音: [vok'eʃən]
n . 天命,天职,才能,行业,职业
天命,天职,才能,行业,职业
vocation n 1 :
the particular occupation for which you are trained [
synonym :
{
career }, {
calling }, {
vocation }]
2 :
a body of people doing the same kind of work [
synonym :
{
occupational group }, {
vocation }]
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n . [
L .
vocatio a bidding ,
invitation ,
fr .
vocare to call ,
fr .
vox ,
vocis ,
voice :
cf .
F .
vocation .
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1 .
A call ;
a summons ;
a citation ;
especially ,
a designation or appointment to a particular state ,
business ,
or profession .
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What can be urged for them who not having the vocation of poverty to scribble ,
out of mere wantonness make themselves ridiculous ? --
Dryden .
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2 .
Destined or appropriate employment ;
calling ;
occupation ;
trade ;
business ;
profession .
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He would think his service greatly rewarded ,
if he might obtain by that means to live in the sight of his prince ,
and yet practice his own chosen vocation . --
Sir .
P .
Sidney .
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3 . (
Theol .)
A calling by the will of God .
Specifically :
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(
a )
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 . "
The golden chain of vocation ,
election ,
and justification ." --
Jer .
Taylor .
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(
b )
A call to special religious work ,
as to the ministry .
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Every member of the same [
the Church ],
in his vocation and ministry . --
Bk .
of Com .
Prayer .
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87 Moby Thesaurus words for "
vocation ":
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
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