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- Dictionaryavocation/ˌavəˈkeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a hobby or minor occupation: formal "they are basically doctors, and negotiators by avocation"
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AVOCATION definition: 1. something that a person does as an interest or hobby and that is not that person's regular job…. Learn more.
1. : a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby. He's a professional musician, but his avocation is photography. He had the restrained manners developed when tennis was the avocation of gentleman jocks … Margo Jefferson. 2. : customary employment : vocation.
An avocation is an activity that you pursue when you're not at work — a hobby. Pretty much anything can be an avocation: tennis, sudoku, writing poetry. If you're the journalist Clark Kent, your avocation is changing into a skintight red and blue jumpsuit and fighting crime.
Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
AVOCATION meaning: 1. something that a person does as an interest or hobby and that is not that person's regular job…. Learn more.
Definition of avocation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Avocation definition: something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, especially for pleasure; hobby. See examples of AVOCATION used in a sentence.
n. 1. something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, esp. for pleasure; hobby. 2. a person's regular occupation or calling; vocation. 3. Archaic. diversion or distraction. [1520–30; < Latin āvocātiō distraction] av`o•ca′tion•al, adj.
Avocation definition: An activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment; a hobby.
Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
