Synonyms for calling
ˈkɔ lɪŋcall·ing

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1. callingnoun

   Synonyms:
   vocation

2. callingnoun

   A strong urge to become religious.

   Synonyms:
   vocation

3. callingnoun

   A job or occupation.

   Synonyms:
   vocation

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1. calling

   A business is what one follows regularly; an occupation is what he happens at any time to be engaged in; trout-fishing may be one's occupation for a time, as a relief from business; business is ordinarily for profit, while the occupation may be a matter of learning, philanthropy, or religion. A profession implies scholarship; as, the learned professions. Pursuit is an occupation which one follows with ardor. An avocation is what calls one away from other work; a vocation or calling, that to which one is called by some special fitness or sense of duty; thus, we speak of the gospel ministry as a vocation or calling, rather than a business. Trade or trading is, in general, the exchanging of one thing for another; in the special sense, a trade is an occupation involving manual training and skilled labor; as, the ancient Jews held that every boy should learn a trade. A transaction is a single action, whether in business, diplomacy, or otherwise; affair has a similar, but lighter meaning; as, this little affair; an important transaction. The plural affairs has a distinctive meaning, including all activities where men deal with one another on any considerable scale; as, a man of affairs. A job is a piece of work viewed as a single undertaking, and ordinarily paid for as such. Trade and commerce may be used as equivalents, but trade is capable of a more limited application; we speak of the trade of a village, the commerce of a nation. Barter is the direct exchange of commodities; business, trade, and commerce are chiefly transacted by means of money, bills of exchange, etc. Business, occupation, etc., may be what one does independently; employment may be in the service of another. Work is any application of energy to secure a result, or the result thus secured; thus, we speak of the work of God. Art in the industrial sense is a system of rules and accepted methods for the accomplishment of some practical result; as, the art of printing; collectively, the arts. A craft is some occupation requiring technical skill or manual dexterity, or the persons, collectively, engaged in its exercise; as, the weaver's craft.

   Synonyms:
   affair, art, avocation, barter, business, commerce, concern, craft, duty, employment, handicraft, job, occupation, profession, trade, trading, traffic, transaction, vocation, work

   Preposition:
   The business of a druggist; in business with his father; doing business for his father; have you business with me? business in New York; business about, concerning, or in regard to certain property.

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1. career, calling, vocationnoun

   the particular occupation for which you are trained

   Synonyms:
   occupational group, career, life history, vocation

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1. callingnoun

   Synonyms:
   occupation, business, profession, pursuit, trade, craft, employment, vocation, AVOCATION, walk of life

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1. callingnoun

   Synonyms:
   summons, call, vocation (divine summons), evocation, convocation, occupation, business, trade, employment, vocation, pursuit

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1. List of paraphrases for "calling":

   call, appellant, vocation, launches, appeal, requesting, convening, telephoning, urging, appealing, contacting, requiring, dialling, asking, phoning

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1. Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan:

   I'm calling on the United States: what kind of strategic partners are we, that you can still host someone whose extradition I have asked for? this coup attempt has actors inside Turkey, but its script was written outside. Unfortunately the West is supporting terrorism and stands by coup plotters.

2. Ashley Menatta:

   Sam (Ashley is her name) and I want to thank you all who have been sharing, searching, emailing, posting, private messaging, calling, texting, twittering, NBC Channel 7 in San Diego, Australian News, England News, police, Missing Australians, Australian Missing Persons Regiser, FBI, Interpol and everyone else!!!! We could not have done this without all of your help!

3. Trevor Burrus:

   It doesn’t help the government pursuing the death penalty to have the president calling for the death penalty.

4. Beijing Aeonmed:

   If the imported materials can not be supplied in time, the production capacity of some models will be severely affected, we are calling our foreign suppliers every day.

5. Tayyip Erdogan:

   Europe's security and stability is contingent on our security and stability. They have accepted this now, oK. But how long have we been shouting and calling? In Turkey now there are 2.2 million Syrians alone.