Definitions for avocation
ˌæv əˈkeɪ ʃənav·o·ca·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activitynoun

   an auxiliary activity

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avocationnoun

   A calling away; a diversion.

2. avocationnoun

   A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.

3. avocationnoun

   That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.

4. avocationnoun

   Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

5. Etymology: From avocationem, from avoco.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avocationnoun

   Etymology: from avocate.

   1. The act of calling aside.

   The bustle of business, the avocations of our senses, and the din of a clamorous world, are impediments. Joseph Glanvill, Scep.

   Stir up that remembrance, which his many avocations of business have caused him to lay aside. John Dryden, Aurengz. Pref.

   2. The business that calls; or the call that summons away.

   It is a subject that we may make some progress in its contemplation within the time, that the ordinary time of life, and the permission of necessary avocations, a man may employ in such a contemplation. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

   God does frequently inject into the soul blessed impulses to duty, and powerful avocations from sin. South.

   By the secular cares and avocations which accompany marriage, the clergy have been furnished with skill in common life. Francis Atterbury.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avocation

   An avocation is an activity that someone engages in as a hobby outside their main occupation. There are many examples of people whose professions were the ways that they made their livings, but for whom their activities outside their workplaces were their true passions in life. Occasionally, as with Lord Baden-Powell and others, people who pursue an avocation are more remembered by history for their avocation than for their professional career. Many times a person's regular vocation may lead to an avocation. Many forms of humanitarian campaigning, such as work for organizations like Amnesty International and Greenpeace, may be done by people involved in the law or human rights issues as part of their work.Many people involved with youth work pursue this as an avocation.

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1. avocation

   An avocation is an activity or hobby that someone regularly engages in for pleasure or enjoyment, outside of their main occupation or profession. It is not usually done for monetary profit and is often pursued during leisure time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avocationnoun

   a calling away; a diversion

2. Avocationnoun

   that which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation

3. Avocationnoun

   pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation

4. Etymology: [L. avocatio.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avocation

   An avocation is an activity that one engages in as a hobby outside one's main occupation. There are many examples of people whose professions were the ways that they made their livings, but for whom their activities outside of their workplaces were their true passions in life. Occasionally, as with Lord Baden-Powell and others, a person who pursues an avocation is more remembered by history for their avocation than for their professional career. Many times a person's regular vocation may lead to their avocation. Many forms of humanitarian campaigning, such as work for organizations such as Amnesty International and Greenpeace may be done by people involved in the law or human rights issues as part of their work.. Many people involved with youth work pursue this as an avocation.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avocation

   a-vo-kā′shun, n. formerly and properly, a diversion or distraction from one's regular employment—now, one's proper business = Vocation: business which calls for one's time and attention: (arch.) diversion of the thoughts from any employment: the calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court. [Through Fr. from avocation-em, a calling away—ab, from, vocāre, to call.]

How to pronounce avocation?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of avocation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of avocation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of avocation in a Sentence

1. H. L. Mencken:

   The truth is that the average schoolmaster, on all the lower levels, is and always must be essentially and next door to an idiot, for how can one imagine an intelligent man engaging in so puerile an avocation?

2. Michael Bennet:

   For people in my state, outdoor recreation is not just an avocation -- it's a vocation. And that likely rings true for the Olympic athletes here today, our economy is going to depend on us getting it right on climate, and I am incredibly optimistic that we will do the right thing, whether we have to drag Washington there or not.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=avocation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Avocation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=avocation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avocation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=avocation
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=avocation