transcription, транскрипция: [ voʊkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
( vocations)
1.
If you have a vocation , you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfil a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people.
It could well be that he has a real vocation...
Diana was a young mission school teacher convinced of her vocation to provide support for her schoolgirl pupils.
N-VAR
2.
If you refer to your job or profession as your vocation , you feel that you are particularly suited to it.
Her vocation is her work as an actress...
N-VAR : oft poss N