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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Calling
     a profession, or as we usually say, a vocation (1 Cor. 7:20).
     The "hope of your calling" in Eph. 4:4 is the hope resulting
     from your being called into the kingdom of God.
     

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Call \Call\ (k[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Called (k[add]ld);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Calling] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to
     Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG.
     kall[=o]n to call; cf. Gr. ghry`ein to speak, sing, Skr. gar
     to praise. Cf. Garrulous.]
     1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon;
        as, to call a servant.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to
        designate for an office, or employment, especially of a
        religious character; -- often used of a divine summons;
        as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite;
        as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Paul . . . called to be an apostle    --Rom. i. 1.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul
              for the work whereunto I have called them. --Acts
                                                    xiii. 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with
        together; as, the President called Congress together; to
        appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of
        Aldermen.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now call we our high court of Parliament. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a
        specifed name.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If you would but call me Rosalind.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
              called Night.                         --Gen. i. 5.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to
        denominate; to designate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
                                                    --Acts x. 15.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to
        characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call
        the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [The] army is called seven hundred thousand men.
                                                    --Brougham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality
        of. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This speech calls him Spaniard.       --Beau. & Fl.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off;
        as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call
        the roll of a military company.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear. --Gay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. To invoke; to appeal to.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I call God for a witness.             --2 Cor. i. 23
                                                    [Rev. Ver. ]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               If thou canst awake by four o' the clock.
               I prithee call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly.
                                                    --Shak.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     To call a bond, to give notice that the amount of the bond
        will be paid.
  
     To call a party (Law), to cry aloud his name in open court,
        and command him to come in and perform some duty requiring
        his presence at the time on pain of what may befall him.
        
  
     To call back, to revoke or retract; to recall; to summon
        back.
  
     To call down, to pray for, as blessing or curses.
  
     To call forth, to bring or summon to action; as, to call
        forth all the faculties of the mind.
  
     To call in,
         (a) To collect; as, to call in debts or money; ar to
             withdraw from cirulation; as, to call in uncurrent
             coin.
         (b) To summon to one's side; to invite to come together;
             as, to call in neighbors.
  
     To call (any one) names, to apply contemptuous names (to
        any one).
  
     To call off, to summon away; to divert; as, to call off the
        attention; to call off workmen from their employment.
  
     To call out.
         (a) To summon to fight; to challenge.
         (b) To summon into service; as, to call out the militia.
             
  
     To call over, to recite separate particulars in order, as a
        roll of names.
  
     To call to account, to demand explanation of.
  
     To call to mind, to recollect; to revive in memory.
  
     To call to order, to request to come to order; as:
         (a) A public meeting, when opening it for business.
         (b) A person, when he is transgressing the rules of
             debate.
  
     To call to the bar, to admit to practice in courts of law.
        
  
     To call up.
         (a) To bring into view or recollection; as to call up the
             image of deceased friend.
         (b) To bring into action or discussion; to demand the
             consideration of; as, to call up a bill before a
             legislative body.
  
     Syn: To name; denominate; invite; bid; summon; convoke;
          assemble; collect; exhort; warn; proclaim; invoke;
          appeal to; designate.
  
     Usage: To Call, Convoke, Summon. Call is the generic
            term; as, to call a public meeting. To convoke is to
            require the assembling of some organized body of men
            by an act of authority; as, the king convoked
            Parliament. To summon is to require attendance by an
            act more or less stringent anthority; as, to summon a
            witness.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Calling \Call"ing\, n.
     1. The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to
        summon, or to attact the attention of, some one.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The frequent calling and meeting of Parlaiment.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being
        divinely called.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Who hath . . . called us with an holy calling. --2
                                                    Tim. i. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Give diligence to make yior calling . . . sure. --2
                                                    Pet. i. 10.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in
        order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an
        answer, as in legislative bodies.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business;
        trade.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The humble calling of ter female parent.
                                                    --Thackeray.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular
        professions or employment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To impose celibacy on wholy callings. --Hammond.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. Title; appellation; name. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son
              His youngest son, and would not change that calling.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     Syn: Occupation; employment; business; trade; profession;
          office; engagement; vocation.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Call \Call\ (k[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Called (k[add]ld);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Calling] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to
     Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG.
     kall[=o]n to call; cf. Gr. ghry`ein to speak, sing, Skr. gar
     to praise. Cf. Garrulous.]
     1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon;
        as, to call a servant.
  
              Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain --Shak.
  
     2. To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to
        designate for an office, or employment, especially of a
        religious character; -- often used of a divine summons;
        as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite;
        as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church.
  
              Paul . . . called to be an apostle    --Rom. i. 1.
  
              The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul
              for the work whereunto I have called them. --Acts
                                                    xiii. 2.
  
     3. To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with
        together; as, the President called Congress together; to
        appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of
        Aldermen.
  
              Now call we our high court of Parliament. --Shak.
  
     4. To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a
        specifed name.
  
              If you would but call me Rosalind.    --Shak.
  
              And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
              called Night.                         --Gen. i. 5.
  
     5. To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to
        denominate; to designate.
  
              What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
                                                    --Acts x. 15.
  
     6. To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to
        characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call
        the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work.
  
              [The] army is called seven hundred thousand men.
                                                    --Brougham.
  
     7. To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality
        of. [Obs.]
  
              This speech calls him Spaniard.       --Beau. & Fl.
  
     8. To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off;
        as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call
        the roll of a military company.
  
              No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear. --Gay.
  
     9. To invoke; to appeal to.
  
              I call God for a witness.             --2 Cor. i. 23
                                                    [Rev. Ver. ]
  
     10. To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
  
               If thou canst awake by four o' the clock. I prithee
               call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly. --Shak.
  
     To call a bond, to give notice that the amount of the bond
        will be paid.
  
     To call a party (Law), to cry aloud his name in open court,
        and command him to come in and perform some duty requiring
        his presence at the time on pain of what may befall him.
        
  
     To call back, to revoke or retract; to recall; to summon
        back.
  
     To call down, to pray for, as blessing or curses.
  
     To call forth, to bring or summon to action; as, to call
        forth all the faculties of the mind.
  
     To call in,
         (a) To collect; as, to call in debts or money; ar to
             withdraw from cirulation; as, to call in uncurrent
             coin.
         (b) To summon to one's side; to invite to come together;
             as, to call in neighbors.
  
     To call (any one) names, to apply contemptuous names (to
        any one).
  
     To call off, to summon away; to divert; as, to call off the
        attention; to call off workmen from their employment.
  
     To call out.
         (a) To summon to fight; to challenge.
         (b) To summon into service; as, to call out the militia.
             
  
     To call over, to recite separate particulars in order, as a
        roll of names.
  
     To call to account, to demand explanation of.
  
     To call to mind, to recollect; to revive in memory.
  
     To call to order, to request to come to order; as:
         (a) A public meeting, when opening it for business.
         (b) A person, when he is transgressing the rules of
             debate.
  
     To call to the bar, to admit to practice in courts of law.
        
  
     To call up.
         (a) To bring into view or recollection; as to call up the
             image of deceased friend.
         (b) To bring into action or discussion; to demand the
             consideration of; as, to call up a bill before a
             legislative body.
  
     Syn: To name; denominate; invite; bid; summon; convoke;
          assemble; collect; exhort; warn; proclaim; invoke;
          appeal to; designate.
  
     Usage: To Call, Convoke, Summon. Call is the generic
            term; as, to call a public meeting. To convoke is to
            require the assembling of some organized body of men
            by an act of authority; as, the king convoked
            Parliament. To summon is to require attendance by an
            act more or less stringent anthority; as, to summon a
            witness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Calling \Call"ing\, n.
     1. The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to
        summon, or to attact the attention of, some one.
  
     2. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.
  
              The frequent calling and meeting of Parlaiment.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     3. A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being
        divinely called.
  
              Who hath . . . called us with an holy calling. --2
                                                    Tim. i. 9.
  
              Give diligence to make yior calling . . . sure. --2
                                                    Pet. i. 10.
  
     4. A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in
        order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an
        answer, as in legislative bodies.
  
     5. One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business;
        trade.
  
              The humble calling of ter female parent.
                                                    --Thackeray.
  
     6. The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular
        professions or employment.
  
              To impose celibacy on wholy callings. --Hammond.
  
     7. Title; appellation; name. [Obs.]
  
              I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son His youngest
              son, and would not change that calling. --Shak.
  
     Syn: Occupation; employment; business; trade; profession;
          office; engagement; vocation.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  calling
       n : the particular occupation for which you are trained [syn: career,
            vocation]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  calling
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η αποστολή, μια έντονη επιθυμία ή αίσθημα καθήκοντος να κάνω μια
  συγκεκριμένη δουλειά, ειδικά αυτή στην οποία βοηθάω άλλους ανθρώπους
     2 (ετ επίσημο en) η αποστολή, το επάγγελμα νομίζω ότι είναι καθήκον
  μου

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  calling
     vb.
     (present participle of en call nocat=1)
     n.
     1 A strong urge to become religious.
     2 A job or occupation.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  calling
     vb.
     (present participle of en call nocat=1)
     n.
     1 A strong urge to become religious.
     2 A job or occupation.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  calling
     vb.
     (present participle of en call nocat=1)
     n.
     1 A strong urge to become religious.
     2 A job or occupation.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  calling
     vb.
     (present participle of en call nocat=1)
     n.
     1 A strong urge to become religious.
     2 A job or occupation.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  calling
     Englanti n.
     kutsumus, ammatti, elämänkutsumus
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c all ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  calling
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en call ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb call)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  الدعوة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  calling //ˈkɔːlɪŋ// 
  1. призва́ние, професия
  occupation
  2. влече́ние
  strong urge to become religious

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  povolání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  Anwählen 
     Synonym: dialing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  Aufruf 
     Synonym: call
  
   see: strike call
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  Berufung  [psych.]
           Note: zu etw.
     Synonym: vocation
  
   see: vocations, late vocation
  
           Note: towards sth./to do sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  Metier , Arbeitsgebiet , Arbeitsfeld , Betätigungsfeld , Tätigkeit , Profession  [veraltend]
     Synonyms: line of work, work, job, métier
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  Verbindungsaufbau  [telco.]
     Synonyms: dial-up, connection establishment, call setup
  
   see: auto calling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  Wählvorgang  [telco.]
   see: automatic calling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  anberaumend
     Synonyms: fixing, appointing, scheduling
  
   see: fix, appoint, call, schedule sth., fixed, appointed, called, scheduled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  anrufend, anläutend, telefonierend, anbimmelnd, anklingelnd
     Synonyms: telephoning, phoning, ringing, ringing up, belling, calling up, cooeing, giving a ring/bell/call/buzz
  
   see: telephone sb., phone sb., ring sb., ring up sb., bell sb., call sb., call up sb., cooee sb., give sb. a ring/bell/call/buzz, telephoned, phoned, rung, rung up, belled, called, called up, cooeyed, given a ring/bell/call/buzz, rings, phones, calls, cooees, rang, phoned, called, cooeyed, give sb. a ring, give sb. a buzz, I'll give you a buzz.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  bezeichnend
   see: call sb./sth., called, call oneself sb./sth., This substance also appears sometimes under the name of tetracene.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  nennend, heißend
   see: call sb. sth., called, he/she calls, What does he call himself these days?, That's what I call smart., Call me idealistic or naive, but I am determined to wait for Mr. Right., What do you call the long clothes priests wear?
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  rufend, herrufend, herbeirufend
   see: call sb., called, he/she calls, call a taxi, call an ambulance, call the waiter over
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  telefonierend
     Synonyms: phoning, ringing
  
   see: make a phone call, call, phone, ring, telephone, called, phoned, rung, I/he/she rang
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  titulierend
   see: call sb. sth., called, His critics have labeled him a scaremonger.
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  calling //ˈkɔːlɪŋ// 
  1. ammatti
  occupation
  2. kutsumus
  strong urge to become religious

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/ 
  1. व्यवसाय
        "Teaching is considered an apt calling for women."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  poziv, pozivajući, pozivanje, pozivni, zanimanje, zvanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  calling /kˈɔːlɪŋ/
  1. összehívás
  2. hajlam
  3. foglalkozás
  4. elhivatottság
  5. hivatottság
  6. hívó
  7. látogatás
  8. kiáltás
  9. egybehívás
  10. életpálya
  11. hivatás
  12. hívás

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  calling //ˈkɔːlɪŋ// 
  天命 2.
  occupation
   3.
  strong urge to become religious

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  calling /kɔːlıŋ/
  1. pašaukimas
     See also: vocation
  
  2. profesija
     See also: career
  
     See also: vocation
  

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  calling /ˈkɔ:lɪŋ/ 
    powołanie

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  calling //ˈkɔːlɪŋ// 
  kall 2.
  occupation
   3.
  strong urge to become religious

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  calling
  calling

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɔɫɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  104 Moby Thesaurus words for "calling":
     ambition, apostolic orders, appellation, appointment, area, art,
     aspiration, baptism, basis, beck, beck and call, bid, biddance,
     bidding, business, call, calling forth, canonization, career,
     career building, careerism, cause, christening, conferment,
     consecration, consideration, convocation, craft, definition,
     denomination, designation, election, employment,
     engraved invitation, evocation, game, goal, ground, guiding light,
     guiding star, handicraft, holy orders, ideal, identification,
     indent, induction, inspiration, installation, institution,
     intention, investiture, invitation, invite, invocation, job,
     lifework, line, line of business, line of work, lodestar,
     mainspring, major orders, matter, metier, minor orders, mission,
     motive, mystery, naming, nicknaming, nod, nomination, number,
     occupation, ordainment, orders, ordination, practice,
     preconization, preferment, presentation, principle, profession,
     province, pursuit, racket, reading in, reason, requisition, sake,
     score, source, specialization, specialty, spring, styling, summons,
     terming, trade, ulterior motive, vocation, walk, walk of life,
     work
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 职业,行业,邀请    召集;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 职业,行业,邀请,召集

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