Calling vs. Vocation — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Calling and Vocation
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Calling
An inner urge or a strong impulse, especially one believed to be divinely inspired.
Vocation
A vocation (from Latin vocatio 'a call, summons') is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained, or qualified. People can be given information about a new occupation through student orientation.
Calling
An occupation, profession, or career.
Vocation
A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
Not all of us have a vocation to be nurses or doctors
Calling
Present participle of call
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Vocation
A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified.
Calling
A strong urge to become religious.
Vocation
An inclination or aptness for a certain kind of work
A vocation for medicine.
Calling
A job or occupation.
Vocation
(Theology) A calling of an individual by God, especially for a religious career.
Calling
The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to summon, or to attact the attention of, some one.
Vocation
An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling.
Calling
A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.
The frequent calling and meeting of Parlaiment.
Vocation
An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.
Nursing is a vocation, which many people find horrendous.
Calling
A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being divinely called.
Who hath . . . called us with an holy calling.
Give diligence to make yior calling . . . sure.
Vocation
A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession.
What can be urged for them who not having the vocation of poverty to scribble, out of mere wantonness make themselves ridiculous?
Calling
A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an answer, as in legislative bodies.
Vocation
Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession.
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.
Calling
One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.
The humble calling of ter female parent.
Vocation
A calling by the will of God.
Calling
The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular professions or employment.
To impose celibacy on wholy callings.
Vocation
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.
Calling
Title; appellation; name.
I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's sonHis youngest son, and would not change that calling.
Vocation
A call to special religious work, as to the ministry.
Every member of the same [the Church], in his vocation and ministry.
Calling
The particular occupation for which you are trained
Vocation
The particular occupation for which you are trained
Vocation
A body of people doing the same kind of work
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