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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-930/
- Published: 2022-08-16T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-16T18:23:05.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

vocation (noun):

: a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action especially : a divine call to the religious life  
b : an entry into the priesthood or a religious order  
2a : the work in which a person is employed  
b : the persons engaged in a particular occupation  
3 : the special function of an individual or group

Source :[ Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocation?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : When vocation was first used in English in the 15th century it referred specifically to a summons from God to perform a particular task or function in life, especially a religious one. This meaning is no surprise given the word’s source: it comes from Latin vocation-, vocacio, meaning “summons,” which in turn comes from vocare, meaning “to call.” Vocation also has a secular position in the English language as a word for the strong desire to do a certain kind of work, or as a word for the work itself, making vocation a synonym of the words calling and occupation.

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