elämäntehtävä — meaning in English

English meaning

• vocation noun A job or career that someone feels strongly called or suited to, especially one seen as more than just a way to earn money.

Senses

elämäntehtävä is used for these senses in English:

• life goal Something that a person wishes to achieve in his or her life; an ambition.
• vocation (Ecclesiastical) A divine calling to establish one's lifestyle.

vocation — full definition

1. noun A job or career that someone feels strongly called or suited to, especially one seen as more than just a way to earn money.
2. noun A strong inner sense of being called to a particular kind of religious life.

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