He had always felt a calling to help others. He experienced a calling to enter the priesthood. For Mary, teaching wasn't a job, it was a calling. [= vocation]

“My esteemed guest might do well to stop calling our ruler ‘the Evil One’ before we reach him.”

CALLING definition: the act of a person or thing that calls. See examples of calling used in a sentence.

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A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people. He was a consultant physician, a serious man dedicated to his calling.

CALLING meaning: 1. a strong wish to do a job, usually one that is socially valuable: 2. a strong wish to do a job…. Learn more.

call•ing (ˈkɔ lɪŋ) n. 1. a vocation, profession, or trade. 2. a divine call or summons: a calling to the priesthood. 3. a strong impulse or inclination: an inner calling.

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