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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.
An avocation is something done in addition to oneâs vocationâusually a hobby. Both are rooted in the Latin vocÄre, meaning to call. In its early English use, vocation usually had religious implications. One who had a vocation was called by God toward a certain line of work, often the priesthood. The word was in use without the religious overtones as early as the 16th century, and today it is commonly used for both religious callings and secular ones. In avocation, the prefix a- is shortened from ab-, which means away, so, considered etymologically, an avocation is a calling away.