vocation (vocations plural )
1 n-var If you have a vocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfil a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people.
It could well be that he has a real vocation..., Diana was a young mission school teacher convinced of her vocation to provide support for her schoolgirl pupils.
2 n-var If you refer to your job or profession as your vocation, you feel that you are particularly suited to it.
oft poss N
Her vocation is her work as an actress...