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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]
==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
: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>
==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.
