vocation
noun
a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
vocations
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pluralof vocation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The only region in the world where priestly vocations are growing is Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Affluent families often paid a skilled artisan to train their children in well-paid, rewarding vocations.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2024
In his 2023 Faith and Law presentation, Simon offered “a brief framework on how Christians could and should engage with the distinctive tensions within vocations in law, policy, and associated disciplines.”
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024
Mr Emefiele rejected the nomination, but then did go to court to seek an interpretation of the bank's rules forbidding the governor and his deputies from engaging in "vocations", widely seen as including politics.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
My father would not have believed in the possibility of sub-rosa vocations.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
