ˈkȯliŋ, -ēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of callen to call
1. obsolete : name , appellation
2. : a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action or duty
a conflict between outer pressure and inner calling — Siegfried Kracauer
specifically : such an impulse accompanied by conviction of divine influence
3. obsolete : station or position in life : rank
let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called — 1 Cor 7:20 (Authorized Version)
4. : the activity in which one customarily engages as a vocation or profession
when literature and journalism were not yet distinct callings — A.B.Faust
5. : the characteristic cry of the female cat during heat ; also : the period of heat
Synonyms: see work