calling
noun/ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
/ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
- a strong desire or feeling of duty to do a particular job, especially one in which you help other people synonym vocation
- He realized that his calling was to preach the gospel.
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- (formal) a profession or career
- My father considered engineering one of the highest possible callings.
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