English Dictionary

avocation

/avə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃən/

noun

(obsolete) A calling away; a diversion. / A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit. / That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.

His avocation as a painter often took him away from his main job.

意味（1）

(obsolete) A calling away; a diversion.

But though she could neither sleep nor rest in her bed, yet, having no avocation from it, she was found there by her father at his return from Allworthy's, which was not till past ten o'clock in the morning.

意味（2）

A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.

But yield who will to their separation,

My object in living is to unite

My avocation and my vocation

But yield who will to their separation, My object in living is to unite My avocation and my vocation As my two eyes make one in sight.

意味（3）

That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.

意味（4）

Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

I have several things on the anvil, and near finished, that perhaps might be useful, if published: but the continual avocation by business, the impositions on me by impertinent visits, and the uneasiness of writing, which grows more intolerable to me every day, I doubt, will prevent my going any farther.

意味（5）

The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court.