Avocation

Word AVOCATION
Character 9
Hyphenation av o ca tion
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Avocation"

What do we mean by avocation?

An activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment; a hobby. noun

The act of calling aside or diverting from some object or employment. noun

The authoritative removal of a case or process from an inferior to a superior court. noun

The state of being called, or of wandering aside or away; a diversion of the thoughts. noun

Hence—4. That which calls one away from one's proper business; a subordinate or occasional occupation; a diversion or distraction. noun

A person's regular business or occupation; vocation; calling. noun

A calling away; a diversion. noun

That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation. noun

Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation. noun

A calling away; a diversion. noun

A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit. noun

That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation. noun

Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation. noun

An auxiliary activity noun

A calling away; a diversion.

A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.

That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.

Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court.

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Synonyms and Antonyms for Avocation

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The word "avocation" in example sentences

But Guckert's avocation is the least-creepy aspect of this story. ❋ Unknown (2005)

My main avocation, almost a second vocation, is farming. ❋ Unknown (2001)

I'm now pursuing my long-term avocation, the stock market. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I miss my chosen avocation, which is that of minstrel. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1984)

"I would not like to hurt your feelings by calling your avocation a trade!" ❋ John B. [Illustrator] Greene (N/A)

Allowing liberty to a prisoner to pursue this kind of avocation is productive of another evil; it leads him, by gradual steps, from becoming careless of his proper duty, to the assumption of a degree of importance and independence which induces him to place himself above his master, and thus controverts the natural and necessary distinctions of society. ❋ David Dickinson Mann (N/A)

Now _calling_ does not mean 'avocation' or 'employment,' as I perhaps need scarcely explain, but the divine fact of our having been summoned by Him to be His. ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

"I've worked with a lot of good folks over my career, and I appreciate the opportunity afforded to me in this 'avocation' to have worked alongside each of them." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Starbuck then pressed him for his preferences, employing the arcane lexicon of his avocation as if he were a medieval alchemist. ❋ Laurence Hughes (2011)

Izhak Alrov, a member of the ultra-orthodox community of Bnei Brak and a cantor by avocation, was outraged by what he experienced trying to survive on a modest salary. ❋ Daniel Doron (2011)

Each lawful avocation has its own set of expectations and ethical rules (written or not) that guide those who work in that field. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But 160 years ago, an educator by avocation, not profession gave it another name: capitalism. ❋ Brian Jones (2011)

Democrat are by avocation democratic, so if the majority is leaning politically right they are more likely to accept a right wing future than Republicans are to accept a politically left leaning future. ❋ Stephen Herrington (2010)

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