Definition of Calling

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Calling

of Call

The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to summon, or to attact the attention of, some one.

A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.

A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being divinely called.

A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an answer, as in legislative bodies.

One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.

The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular professions or employment.

Title; appellation; name.

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Calling Quotations

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg don't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln

We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.'
Warren Buffett

I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him "father."
Will Rogers

No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.
John Calvin

People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.
Robert Kennedy

The mountains are calling and I must go.
John Muir

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.
Jack Nicholson

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
James A. Baldwin

Calling Translations

calling in French is appelant
calling in German is spricht, anrufend, Aufruf {m}, Berufung
calling in Swedish is kallelse, yrke, ringer, kall

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