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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] vocacioun, from Anglo-French vocaciun, from [[Latin]] vocation-, vocatio summons, from vocare to call, from vox [[voice]] | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] vocacioun, from Anglo-French vocaciun, from [[Latin]] vocation-, vocatio summons, from vocare to call, from vox [[voice]] |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 a : a summons or strong inclination to a particular [[state]] or [[course]] of [[action]]; especially : a [[divine]] call to the religious life | | *1 a : a summons or strong inclination to a particular [[state]] or [[course]] of [[action]]; especially : a [[divine]] call to the religious life |
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| :b : the persons engaged in a particular occupation | | :b : the persons engaged in a particular occupation |
| *3 : the special [[function]] of an [[individual]] or [[group]] | | *3 : the special [[function]] of an [[individual]] or [[group]] |
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| + | <center>For lessons on the '''''[[topic]]''''' of '''''Vocation''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Vocation '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| A '''vocation''', from the [[Latin]] vocare (verb, to call), is a term for an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which they are suited, [[trained]] or qualified. Though now often used in secular [[contexts]], the meanings of the term originated in Christianity. | | A '''vocation''', from the [[Latin]] vocare (verb, to call), is a term for an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which they are suited, [[trained]] or qualified. Though now often used in secular [[contexts]], the meanings of the term originated in Christianity. |