Meaning & use
Calling
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A strong inner urge toward a particular profession or way of life, especially one felt to be worthwhile or virtuous, such as a religious vocation.
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She felt a calling to become a doctor after volunteering at a rural clinic.
He gave up a lucrative career in finance to answer his calling as a teacher.
A note on using this word
Historically, 'calling' had strong religious overtones, referring to a vocation one believed was assigned by God, a sense still present in the phrase 'a religious calling.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The action of shouting or summoning someone, or of a bird or animal making its characteristic cry.
The calling of geese overhead signaled that autumn had arrived.
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