vocación

Definitions of vocación
  1. noun
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
    synonyms: convocación, llamada, profesión
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    types:
    especialidad
    the special line of work you have adopted as your career
    condición social
    careers in general
    type of:
    ocupación
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  2. noun
    a body of people doing the same kind of work
    synonyms: grupo profesional
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    types:
    profesión
    the body of people in a learned occupation
    abogacía, foro
    the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
    clerecía, clericato, sacerdocio
    the body of ordained religious practitioners
    type of:
    asociación, comunidad, corporación, cuerpo
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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