calling.
A strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for example to become religious, to help the poor, or to be an entertainer).
Meaning & usage
A strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for example to become religious, to help the poor, or to be an entertainer).
A job or occupation.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English calling, callynge, equivalent to call + -ing.
present participle and gerund of call
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English callyng, kallyng, kalland, from Old English *cealliende and Old Norse kallandi, equivalent to call + -ing.
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