vocation

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vocation /və(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

▶noun

• 1 a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation.

• 2 a person's employment or main occupation, especially one requiring dedication.

  ■ a trade or profession.

– origin ME: from OFr., or from L. vocatio(n-), from vocare ‘to call’.