Vocation vs Pursuit - What's the difference?
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An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling.
An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.
The act of pursuing.
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(cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
(legal, obsolete) prosecution
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Vocation is a related term of pursuit.
As nouns the difference between vocation and pursuit
is that vocation is an inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling while pursuit is the act of pursuing.vocation
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(wikipedia vocation)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* vocationalHypernyms
* job * labour * occupation * workpursuit
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Mother
Bayern Munich 2-0 Man City, passage=Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.}}
- That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court.