Synonyms for calling
All synonyms
Noun
1. Vocation
vocation, line, occupation, business, walk of life, career, art, trade, profession, pursuit, employment, craft
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Definitions
- n. 1
A strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for example to become religious, to help the poor, or to be an entertainer).
Related words
- Phrases
- calling card calling over
Forms
- Plural
- callings → vocations, lines, occupations, businesses…
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An avocation is what calls one away from other work; a vocation or calling, that to which one is called by some special fitness or sense of duty; thus, we speak of the gospel ministry as a vocation or calling, rather than a business.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| calling | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- art1
- 4 letters
- line1, duty2
- 5 letters
- trade1, craft1
- 6 letters
- career2
- 7 letters
- pursuit2, summons2
- 8 letters
- business2, province2, vocation3
- 9 letters
- evocation4
- 10 letters
- employment3, occupation4, profession3
- 11 letters
- convocation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duty2 = 2 syllables).