A vocation, Latin for "calling",'s a term for an occupation to which a person's specially drawn or for which they're suited, trained or qualified. Though now often used in secular contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity. Senses of the word The word "vocation" comes from the Latin vocare, meaning "to call"; Its usage before the sixteenth century, referred firstly to the "call" by God to the individual, or calling of all humankind to salvation, particularly in the Vulgate, an… (More on Vocation)