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A vocation (from Latin vocÄtiÅ, meaning a call, summons) is an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which she/he is suited, trained, or qualified. Though now often used in non-religious contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity.alvinism developed complex ideas about different types of vocations of the first type, connected with the concepts of Predestination, Irresistible grace, and the elect. There are the vocatio universalis, the vocatio specialis, only extended to some.
Full Definition of VOCATION. 1. a: a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action; especially: a divine call to the religious life b: an entry into the priesthood or a religious order. 2.a: the work in which a person is employed: occupation b: the persons engaged in a particular occupation. 3.he Latin word vox, meaning â voice, â and the related word vocÄre, meaning â to call â , give us the root voc or vok. Words from the Latin vox or vocÄre have something to do with the voice or with calling. Anything voc al is produced by the voice. A voc ation is the work that someone is called to do as a job.