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Avocation

An avocation is an activity that a person does as a hobby outside their principal occupation. There are many examples of people whose profession was the way they made a living, but whose activities outside their workplace were their true passion in life.

Many times a person's regular vocation may lead to their avocation. Many forms of humanitarian campaigning, such as work for organizations such as Amnesty International and Greenpeace may be done by people involved in the law or human rights issues as part of their work..

Many people involved with youth work pursue this as an avocation.

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Jan 01, 2000; avocation; vocation. Although these words are quite different, many writers misuse avocation for vocation . The first means...
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MEMO PAD: ARTISTIC AVOCATION...MAN IN THE NEWS...COMING SOON...(Michael Hainey of GQ)(new section in Los Angeles Times)(Salma Hayek to marry Franois-Henri Pinault )
Mar 12, 2007; Byline: Irin Carmon, Amy Wicks ARTISTIC AVOCATION: Michael Hainey's day job as deputy editor of GQ hasn't prevented him from...
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Anna M. Curren is a nurse-educator whose avocation is "the Ladies of Llangollen," two women whose lives in Regency-era Wales have been recorded in both popular and scholarly literature. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; Anna M. Curren is a nurse-educator whose avocation is the Ladies of Llangollen, two women whose lives in Regency-era Wales have...
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AVOCATION OF A ROCK AND MINERAL COLLECTOR: EDWARD CLOPTON TO PRESENT TWO LECTURES & EXHIBIT DURING JANUARY
Jan 22, 2007; The city of Iowa City issued the following news release: The Avocation of a Rock and Mineral Collector Edward Clopton 2 Part...
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Tunisia: Progress Through Moderation; Journalist by Vocation and Poet by Avocation, Dorra Chammam Reflects a Society in Transition
May 01, 1999; TUNISIA: Progress Through Moderation; Journalist by Vocation and Poet by Avocation, Dorra Chammam Reflects a Society in...
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