vocation
Sign in to saveA vocation () is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. Though now often used in non-religious contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity.
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- History
- Senses
- Concept
- Distinctions among different Christian denominations
- Oriental Orthodoxy and Eastern Orthodoxy
- Catholicism
- Evangelical Lutheranism
- Reformed (Continental Reformed, Anglican, Congregationalist, and Presbyterian)
- Baptist and Methodist
- Latter-day Saints
- Contemporary views on vocation
- Literary clarification
- See also
- References
- External links
A vocation () is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. Though now often used in non-religious contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity.
A calling, in the religious sense of the word, is a religious vocation (which comes from the Latin for "call") that may be professional or voluntary and, idiosyncratic to different religions, may come from another person, from a divine messenger, or from within oneself.