vocation: [15] A vocation is etymologically a ‘calling’. The word comes via Old French vocation from Latin vocātiō. This was derived from the verb vocāre ‘call’, which came from the same base as vōx ‘voice’ (source of English vocal, voice, etc). Also from vocāre come convoke [16], evoke [17], invoke [15], provoke [15], revoke [16], vocabulary [16], vocative [15], and vouch. => convoke, evoke, invoke, provoke, revoke, vocabulary, voice, vouch
vocation (n.)
early 15c., "spiritual calling," from Old French vocacion "call, consecration; calling, profession" (13c.) or directly from Latin vocationem (nominative vocatio), literally "a calling, a being called" from vocatus "called," past participle of vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Sense of "one's occupation or profession" is first attested 1550s.
例文
1. Booth was a revivalist intent on his Christian vocation .
ブースは、キリスト教徒の天職を揺るぐことなく奉行する宗教復興運動者である。
2.He saw his vocation as one of prayer and apostolic work.
彼は祈りと弟子の仕事をすることが彼の使命だと思っている。
3.Her vocation is her work as an actress.
彼女の職業は俳優になることだ。
4.Nursing is not just a job-it 's a vocation .
介護は仕事だけでなく職業でもある。
5.She struggled for years to find her true vocation .