I decided to make medicine my vocation.
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Vocation
//voʊˈkeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "vocation" (95 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (29)
Related words (47)
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8 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
1 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
64 translations across 30 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- اختيار لغرض دينيّ noun (calling)
- حِرْفَة noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- دعوَة noun (calling)
- رِسَالَة noun (calling)
Armenian
3 entries- կոչում noun (calling)
- կոչում noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- հակում noun (calling)
Bulgarian
4 entries- влечение noun (calling)
- занимание noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- призва́ние noun (calling)
- професия noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Catalan
2 entries- vocació noun (calling)
- vocació noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 天職 /天职 noun (calling)
- 職業 /职业 noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Czech
1 entries- povolání noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Danish
1 entries- kald noun (calling)
Dutch
1 entries- roeping noun (calling)
Esperanto
2 entries- alvokiĝo noun (calling)
- alvokiĝo noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Finnish
3 entries- ammatti noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- elämäntehtävä noun (calling)
- kutsumus noun (calling)
French
2 entries- vocation noun (calling)
- vocation noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Georgian
4 entries- მოწოდება noun (calling)
- მოწოდება noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- პროფესია noun (calling)
- ხელობა noun (calling)
German
2 entries- Beruf noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- Berufung noun (calling)
Greek
2 entries- επάγγελμα noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- κλίση noun (calling)
Hungarian
1 entries- hivatás noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Icelandic
1 entries- köllun noun (calling)
Indonesian
1 entries- vokasi noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Italian
1 entries- vocazione noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Japanese
2 entries- 天職 noun (calling)
- 天職 noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Norman
2 entries- vocâtion noun (calling)
- vocâtion noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kall noun (calling)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Beroop (nds) noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Polish
2 entries- posłannictwo noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- powołanie noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Portuguese
2 entries- vocação noun (calling)
- vocação noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Romanian
4 entries- chemare noun (calling)
- ocupație noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- predispoziție noun (calling)
- vocație noun (calling)
Russian
2 entries- призва́ние noun (calling)
- призва́ние noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- dreuchd noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Spanish
2 entries- profesión noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
- vocación noun (calling)
Swedish
2 entries- kall noun (calling)
- kall noun (occupation for which a person is suited)
Welsh
1 entries- galwedigaeth noun (calling)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Don't push your child into any vocation he dislikes.
Source: tatoeba (847167)
Never choose a new vocation just because you are restless.
Source: tatoeba (847186)
Never choose a vocation just because it looks easy.
Source: tatoeba (847269)
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