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Calling

//ˈkɔːlɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for example to become religious, to help the poor, or to be an entertainer).
  2. 2
    the particular occupation for which you are trained wordnet
  3. 3
    A job or occupation.

    "Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of call form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English callyng, kallyng, kalland, from Old English *cealliende and Old Norse kallandi, equivalent to call + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English calling, callynge, equivalent to call + -ing.

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