Dictionary
call•ing
Pronunciation: (kô'ling), [key]—
n.
1. the act of a person or thing that calls.
2. vocation, profession, or trade:
What is your calling?
3. a call or summons:
He had a calling to join the church.
4. a strong impulse or inclination:
She did it in response to an inner calling.
5. a convocation:
the calling of Congress. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.