vocation

/vō-ˈkā-shən/

Middle English vocacioun, from Anglo-French vocaciun, from Latin vocation-, vocatio summons, from vocare to call, from vox voice

noun

  1. a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action; especially : a divine call to the religious life

  2. an entry into the priesthood or a religious order

  3. the work in which a person is employed : occupation

idiom

  1. to not have the career one should have

He feels he missed his vocation by not becoming a doctor.