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Antonyms for avocation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : av-uh-key-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæv əˈkeɪ ʃən

Definition of avocation

Origin :
  • 1520s, "a calling away from one's occupation," from Latin avocationem (nominative avocatio) "a calling away, distraction, diversion," noun of action from past participle stem of avocare, from ab- "off, away from" (see ab-) + vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)).
  • noun hobby
Example sentences :
  • Petrarca, in his avocation of barber, was in the greatest request.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
  • The girl of the future will select her own avocation and take her own training for it.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • He will find that in assuming our avocation he also has assumed our degradation.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
  • A woman with eyes like that would not be safe alone in any avocation where men could observe her.
  • Extract from : « Man and Maid » by Elinor Glyn
  • I would not like to hurt your feelings by calling your avocation a trade!
  • Extract from : « Crown and Anchor » by John Conroy Hutcheson
  • They were a gay group of men, and hospitality was their avocation.
  • Extract from : « Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror » by Richard Linthicum
  • The avocation of a colonist, usually so active, had little interest for me.
  • Extract from : « A Strange Story, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Industry is diligence applied to some avocation, business, or profession.
  • Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
  • But when he saw Mrs. Cristie her avocation was one in which he could not take part.
  • Extract from : « The Squirrel Inn » by Frank R. Stockton
  • It was no accident that the hero of the play was a lawyer by vocation and avocation.
  • Extract from : « The Jewish State » by Theodor Herzl

Synonyms for avocation

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