calling
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).
Other meanings
A job or occupation.
Synonyms
- career
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "calling".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “calling” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.