vocation

noun
UK /vəʊˈkeɪʃən/
US /voʊˈkeɪʃən/

A job that you really love and feel you are meant to do.

Teaching felt like her true vocation, not just a job.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A strong feeling that you should do a certain kind of work.

He had a vocation to help sick people.

3. A special ability or talent for doing something.

She has a real vocation for music.

4. A religious calling to serve God or the church.

He felt a vocation to become a priest.