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Meanings of avocation in English

Portuguese
passatempo
Catalan
hobby
Spanish
afición

An auxiliary activity.

passatempo
Catalan
avocació de competències
Spanish
avocación

Calling, which may or may not provide employment.

avocació de competències
Antonyms
Examples for "vocation"
Examples for "vocation"
1
Seeresses never refer to themselves: impersonality is a rule of their vocation.
The witch queen
2
Bookselling is our profession and our vocation; we want to be open.
The Guardian
3
It's almost a Catholic calling to a vocation, to work in films.
Roger Corman: Interviews
4
For Evie, the case is more of a vocation than a job.
The Irish Times
5
Choose upward, study the men in the vocation you think of adopting.
Pushing to the Front
Usage of avocation in English
1
Pardon me, Madam; that is the avocation of a man of taste.
The Contrast
2
After the death of her mistress, Isopel carried on the same avocation.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction
3
Others, intoxicated by their passions, live in a perpetual avocation of thought.
The Existence of God
4
Princess, I understand that it is your avocation to be a horse-breaker.
King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays
5
It's all part of the job, he said of his beloved avocation.
Terminal Compromise
6
His statesmanship was discontinuous, being an interesting avocation rather than a career.
The Mirrors of Washington
7
Carpentry was Tim's vocation, but fiddling was his avocation and dear delight.
The Brown Study
8
They were a gay group of men, and hospitality was their avocation.
The City That Was: A Requiem of Old San Francisco
9
The avocation should be far removed from the nature of the regular work.
How to Live: Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science
10
We might speak of the discussion of illness as the Beckman family avocation.
Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness
11
Bernardo and Francis pursued their avocation in a very different manner.
The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
12
He threw aside his peaceful avocation and joined the Confederate army.
Speeches from the Dock; Or, Protests of Irish Patriotism. Part I...
13
Winona viewed the latest avocation of her charge with little enthusiasm.
The Wrong Twin
14
We are here because we have the avocation of nut growing.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
15
Teaching was an avocation with her and not a bread and butter necessity.
Lydia of the Pines
16
Tatoucheff plays the piano with considerable skill but his real avocation is painting.
The new yorker
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Avocation through the time
Avocation across language varieties
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