About The Word Calling
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Calling
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What's The Definition Of Calling?
[n] the particular occupation for which you are trained
Synonyms | Synonyms for Calling: career | vocation Related Terms | Find terms related to Calling: ambition | apostolic orders | appellation | appointment | area | art | aspiration | baptism | basis | beck | beck and call | bid | biddance | bidding | business | call | calling forth | canonization | career | career building | careerism | cause | christening | conferment | consecration | consideration | convocation | craft | definition | denomination | designation | election | employment | engraved invitation | evocation | game | goal | ground | guiding light | guiding star | handicraft | holy orders | ideal | identification | indent | induction | inspiration | installation | institution | intention | investiture | invitation | invite | invocation | job | lifework | line | line of business | line of work | lodestar | mainspring | major orders | matter | metier | minor orders | mission | motive | mystery | naming | nicknaming | nod | nomination | number | occupation | ordainment | orders | ordination | practice | preconization | preferment | presentation | principle | profession | province | pursuit | racket | reading in | reason | requisition | sake | score | source | specialization | specialty | spring | styling | summons | terming | trade | ulterior motive | vocation | walk | walk of life | work See Also | business | business life | job | lifework | line | line of work | occupation | professional life | specialisation | specialism | speciality | specialization | specialty | walk | walk of life Calling In Webster's Dictionary \Call"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to
summon, or to attact the attention of, some one.
2. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.
The frequent calling and meeting of Parlaiment.
--Macaulay.
3. A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being
divinely called.
Who hath . . . called us with an holy calling. --2
Tim. i. 9.
Give diligence to make yior calling . . . sure. --2
Pet. i. 10.
4. 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.
5. One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business;
trade.
The humble calling of ter female parent.
--Thackeray.
6. The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular
professions or employment.
To impose celibacy on wholy callings. --Hammond.
7. Title; appellation; name. [Obs.]
I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son His youngest
son, and would not change that calling. --Shak.
Syn: Occupation; employment; business; trade; profession;
office; engagement; vocation.
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