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# vocation

noun (vocations)

«vocation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A vocation is the work or calling that a person feels is right for them, such as teaching or healing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocation/#m1)

### In the lessons

a person's calling or special role in life; in stories a goddess can have a special role as protector of a group of people

### Examples

- Her vocation was teaching children to read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocation/#x1)
- He felt a vocation to help the sick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocation/#x2)
- The goddess had a vocation as protector of married women. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocation/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vocation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vocation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vocation.html) on Mova free.