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Calling, which may or may not provide employment
An avocation is an activity that someone engages in as a hobby outside their main occupation. There are many examples of people whose professions were
Avocation
Person who participates in activities on a nonprofessional basis
French 'one who loves') is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are
Amateur
American author (born 1954)
Daniel Leo Coberly (born 1954) is an American author, journalist, historian, and noted civil servant from the United States. The son of a Special Forces
Daniel_L._Coberly
Frank Forrest Latta (1892–1983), was a California historian and ethnographer of the Yokuts people. He also wrote histories of the early European-American
Frank_Forrest_Latta
Indian wildlife conservationist
to net the snakes, which he then releases into the forest. Though his avocation to safely remove these snakes has cost him considerable expense, Shyam
Snake_Shyam
4th Chief Justice of India
Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (Bengali: বিজন কুমার মুখার্জী; 15 August 1891 – 22 February 1956) was an Indian judge, who served as the 4th Chief Justice of India
Bijan_Kumar_Mukherjea
Russian Romantic composer, physician, and chemist (1833–1887)
Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (12 November 1833 – 27 February 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer and chemist of Georgian–Russian parentage. He was
Alexander_Borodin
Consolidated city-parish in Louisiana, US
occurrences would result in his men treating such women as those "plying their avocation in the streets", implying that they would treat the women like prostitutes
New_Orleans
Writer of novels
while others aspire to support themselves in this way or write as an avocation. Most novelists struggle to have their debut novel published, but once
Novelist
President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
strenuous life". He was homeschooled and began a lifelong naturalist avocation before attending Harvard University. His book The Naval War of 1812 established
Theodore_Roosevelt
Free licensed works in any field
micromanaging eye of Stallman) or to one of thousands of different commercial, avocational, or university-research projects, processes, licenses, and ideologies
Free_content
American actress (born 1940)
Jill St. John (born Jill Arlyn Oppenheim; August 19, 1940) is an American retired actress. She is best known for playing Tiffany Case, the first American
Jill_St._John
American actress (1946–2025)
her mother. While traveling in the late 1970s, she began exploring her avocation more seriously. "Rolling Stone had asked me to take photographs for them
Diane_Keaton
Gifted person with broad knowledge
that is able to "put a significant amount of time and effort into their avocations and find ways to use their multiple interests to inform their vocations"
Polymath
American television series (2022–present)
board for withholding knowledge of Helly's suicide attempt, and her avocational activities as "Mrs. Selvig". The MDR team prepares for Dylan to remotely
Severance_(TV_series)
Belgian academic (1943–2022)
Jean-Jacques Cassiman (25 April 1943 – 5 August 2022) was a Belgian geneticist and professor of human genetics. He graduated in 1967 from the Department
Jean-Jacques_Cassiman
American mycologist, botanist, and naturalist
Marilyn Rose Noyes Mollicone (born Marilyn Rose Noyes June 5, 1928 – May 26, 2023) was an American botanist advancing mycology in Maine and advocating
Marilyn_R._N._Mollicone
American politician
Oscar Eugene Farish (1868–1917) was an oil man and businessman in Los Angeles, California, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was a member
Oscar_Eugene_Farish
A treasure hunter is a person who, as either a vocation or avocation, searches for sunken, buried, lost, or hidden treasure and other artifacts. Giovanni
List_of_treasure_hunters
American mountaineer (1938–2024)
residential architect, Andean explorer, scholar of megalithic monuments, avocational Southwest archaeologist, and author of several books on those subjects
Vince_Lee_(explorer)
Duchess of Aosta (1871–1951)
Princess Hélène of Orléans (French: Princesse Hélène Louise Henriette d'Orléans; 13 June 1871 – 21 January 1951) was a member of the deposed of France
Princess_Hélène_of_Orléans
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
Pauli once remarked to me that Oppenheimer seemed to treat physics as an avocation and psychoanalysis as a vocation. — Isidor Isaac Rabi Oppenheimer's diverse
J._Robert_Oppenheimer
American serial killer (1946–1989)
"a medium-sized fish in a large pond". His only significant athletic avocation was downhill skiing, which he pursued enthusiastically with stolen equipment
Ted_Bundy
American author and scuba diver (1936–2019)
scuba diving, a prolific author, and was best known for his work as an avocational marine archaeologist. Over his career, he discovered over 5000 shipwrecks
Robert_F._Marx
Canadian-American actor (1948–1998)
" He added "It's the one thing that I do in my life that's almost an avocation. I do it for the pure love of it." Hartman was popular among the staff
Phil_Hartman
German engineer and mathematician (1874–1967)
October 1967, Mt. Angel, Oregon), was a German aeronautical engineer whose avocation was mathematical physics. During World War I he was awarded the Iron Cross
Hans_Reissner
1997 documentary film about Woody Allen
American documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple, about the musical avocation of actor/director/comic Woody Allen. The film takes its name from a jazz
Wild_Man_Blues
Regular activity done for enjoyment
and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements or avocations. Participation in hobbies encourages acquiring substantial skills and
Hobby
French educator and inventor of braille (1809–1852)
adulthood, Braille served as a professor at the Institute and had an avocation as a musician, but he largely spent the remainder of his life refining
Louis_Braille
American water polo player (1939–2005)
Charles Greene Bittick Jr. (November 2, 1939 – April 28, 2005) was an American water polo player and swimmer who competed for the University of Southern
Chuck_Bittick
Atypical sexual attraction
one paraphilia. Some people with paraphilias may seek occupations and avocations that increase their access to objects of their sexual fantasies (e.g.
Paraphilia
Public college in Lake Worth, Florida, US
programs, and short-term certificates, as well as continuing education and avocational courses. In 2009, the college started its first baccalaureate program
Palm_Beach_State_College
1978 film by Philip Kaufman
According to Zeitlin, Sutherland's character was originally written as an "avocational jazz player" early in development. The director encouraged his actors
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)
Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_(1978_film)
1960 novel by Agnes Sligh Turnbull
twenty-five when financial necessity forces her to take in lodgers. Her avocation, however, is to write poetry. To her astonishment, both paths lead to
The Nightingale (Turnbull novel)
The_Nightingale_(Turnbull_novel)
American chess player (1920–2003)
Louis Russell Chauvenet (February 12, 1920 – June 24, 2003) was an American champion chess player and one of the founders of science fiction fandom. Chauvenet
Russ_Chauvenet
British Army general
Lieutenant-General Francis Humberston Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, FRS, FRSE, FLS (9 June 1754 – 11 January 1815) was a British politician, soldier,
Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth
Francis_Mackenzie,_1st_Baron_Seaforth
Swedish botanist, zoologist and anatomist
professionally and by training he was a lawyer and used science and biology as an avocation. The plant genus Billbergia was named for him by Carl Peter Thunberg.
Gustaf_Johan_Billberg
American historian
George Dorris (born August 3, 1930) is an American dance historian, educator, editor, and writer. As managing editor of Dance Chronicle for thirty years
George_Dorris
Small size of an organism, caused by growth deficiency or genetic mutations
2011-06-23. Retrieved 2008-11-18. Fred Short (2008). "OCCUPATIONS AND AVOCATIONS" (PDF). Little People of America. lpaonline.org. Retrieved 2023-11-18
Dwarfism
English surgeon and electrical engineer (1816–1890)
was an English surgeon by profession and an electrical experimenter by avocation. He was recruited by entrepreneur Cyrus West Field as Chief Electrician
Wildman_Whitehouse
English criminal
the time of his arrest, he was head chef at Camberwell College. Reid's avocation was football, and he refereed and coached amateur matches in the Wimbledon
Kirk_Reid
American swimmer (1916–2002)
was a soccer enthusiast and in his youth taught children to swim as an avocation. Albert attended Patterson Central High School, which has since been renamed
Al_Vande_Weghe
Public university in Berlin, Germany
(1942–2020), semiotician Hans Reissner (1874–1967), aeronautical engineer whose avocation was mathematical physics Franz Reuleaux (1829–1905), mechanical engineer
Technische_Universität_Berlin
English biochemist & researcher (1913–1987)
(many of which are plant-derived): Drugs and the Mind. de Ropp's intense avocational interests, stemming largely from a spontaneous childhood spirituality
Robert_S._de_Ropp
US Supreme Court justice from 1994 to 2022
and construction of a new federal courthouse for Boston, beginning an avocational interest in architecture. In 2018, he was named to chair the Pritzker
Stephen_Breyer
New Zealand actor (born 1947)
Gibbston and two near Alexandra, all in the Central Otago wine region. His avocation is running Two Paddocks. "I'd like the vineyard to support me but I'm
Sam_Neill
American chemist
outstanding contributions to the field of Chemistry. He was also known as an avocational archaeologist, with contributions to studies of Clovis culture in both
Frank_Soday
and the thinking of St. Thomas Aquinas. He described his "intellectual avocation" as regional history and wrote several books on the history of Ohio. In
Anthony_J._Lisska
Person who writes texts
while others aspire to support themselves in this way or write as an avocation. Most novelists struggle to have their debut novel published, but once
Writer
Northern Irish physicist (1928–1990)
particle physics and on accelerator design, but found time to pursue a major avocation, investigating the foundations of quantum theory. He was elected a Foreign
John_Stewart_Bell
American singer-songwriter
himself a full-time musician, instead preferring to play music as an avocation rather than a career. Michaels collaborated with former Operation Ivy
Jesse_Michaels
1862 battle of the American Civil War
treat any woman who offended a soldier "as a woman of the town plying her avocation". HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF New Orleans, May 15, 1862. As the officers
Capture_of_New_Orleans
American Civil War military decree in New Orleans
the United States should be "treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation," the solicitation of prostitution. The order had no sexual connotation
General_Order_No._28
Social movement
micromanaging eye of Stallman) or to one of thousands of different commercial, avocational, or university-research projects, processes, licenses, and ideologies
Free_software_movement
American author (1937–2010)
as a part of his rehabilitation, which ended up becoming his lifelong avocation, enjoining him to participate in the Boston Marathon more than 12 times
Erich_Segal
English architect (1800–1881)
Decimus Burton (30 September 1800 – 14 December 1881) was one of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century. He was the foremost
Decimus_Burton
American poet
specialized in corporate public relations, he studied and wrote poetry as an avocation. In his later years of life (1979–1988) he was named poet laureate of
Thomas_Hornsby_Ferril
American education accreditation organization
post-secondary educational institutions offering non-collegiate vocational, avocational and English-language training which may be approved to award validated
Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
Accrediting_Council_for_Continuing_Education_and_Training
American actor (1916–1994)
professional entertainer. He said, "I looked upon music as a serious avocation, and if I hadn't been going to the university during the depression, I
Harry_Fleer
Fictional character from The Simpsons franchise
" He added "It's the one thing that I do in my life that's almost an avocation. I do it for the pure love of it." Many obituaries of Hartman mentioned
Troy_McClure
American politician
Myer Joseph Newmark (1838–1911) was the youngest city attorney in the history of Los Angeles, California, and was active in the affairs of that city in
Myer_J._Newmark
2001 romantic comedy film by James Mangold
learning that she works in market research, ironically remarks: "Mm. A fine avocation for women, research. Perfect for the feminine mind." (Later on, Kate's
Kate_&_Leopold
Avocational chorus based in New York City
New Amsterdam Singers is an avocational chorus based in New York City which specializes in a cappella and double chorus repertoire and regularly performs
New_Amsterdam_Singers
Disney franchise based on Never Land Fairies
Never Land and discovers that she has no talent for any of the fairy avocations. Tinker Bell takes Prilla to see Mother Dove, but before the wise bird
Disney_Fairies
pious and at first resists Andrew Wiggin on grounds of his atheistic avocation, but later warms to the Speaker, partially for his reputation as a crusader
List of Ender's Game characters
List_of_Ender's_Game_characters
leadership skills and allow the Scout to explore potential vocations and avocations through the merit badge program. The Star and Life ranks require that
Ranks_in_Scouts_BSA
American Canadian engineer and photographer
William Sylvester Alpheus Beal (16 January 1874 – 25 January 1968) was a Canadian sawmill engineer. Beal was one of the first Black settlers to move to
Billy_Beal
Organization in Croatia
by Milan Randić. It is an organization for chemistry and mathematics avocation; its predecessors have been around since the 1930s. There are 88 Academy
International Academy of Mathematical Chemistry
International_Academy_of_Mathematical_Chemistry
Edward Wesler Packel (born July 23, 1941) is an American mathematician, game theorist, theoretical computer scientist, and expert on the use of Wolfram
Edward_W._Packel
1861 U.S./U.K. diplomatic incident
they would be but too glad to remain quiet and follow their peaceful avocations under any government capable of protecting them from the savages. With
Trent_Affair
Canadian journalist (1918–2010)
Ben Viccari (1918–2010) was a writer, journalist, broadcaster and champion of Canadian multiculturalism. He was a past president of the Canadian Ethnic
Ben_Viccari
Baseball player
Nottle (born October 22, 1939), nicknamed "Singing Ed" because of his avocation as a singer, is an American former Minor League Baseball relief pitcher
Ed_Nottle
advocacy, advocate, advocation, advocator, advocatory, advoke, advowson, avocation, avouch, avow, avowal, avowry, convocate, convocation, convocator, convoke
List of Greek and Latin roots in English/V
List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/V
American baseball player (1886–1961)
his farm in Georgia. He spent his retirement pursuing his off-season avocations of hunting, golfing, polo, and fishing. His other pastime was trading
Ty_Cobb
American chemist who invented Kevlar (1923–2014)
John Kwolek, died when she was ten years old. He was a naturalist by avocation, and Kwolek spent hours with him, as a child, exploring the natural world
Stephanie_Kwolek
Type of license agreement
micromanaging eye of Stallman) or to one of thousands of different commercial, avocational, or university-research projects, processes, licenses, and ideologies
Free_license
American blues and soul band
continued to be an active proponent of blues music and parlayed this avocation into foundation and partial ownership of the House of Blues franchise
The_Blues_Brothers
Jewish community that settled in the Kingdom of Cochin in modern-day Kerala, India
annum, although he worked also as a book-binder. While engaged in his avocation, he was at all times ready to explain any scriptural difficulty that might
Cochin_Jews
Writer of the Ferrar Fenton Bible
Ferrar Fenton Bible. Fenton made translation of the Bible a lifetime avocation, spending approximately fifty years working on his translation, with the
Ferrar_Fenton
Course or state of an individual's life
freedom from undue regulation and control. Society portal Housing portal Avocation Everyday life Human condition Human ecology Life stance Lifestyle (sociology)
Personal_life
Scottish socialist and founder of the British Labour Party (1856–1915)
Church, Hamilton – and to participate in the Temperance movement. Hardie's avocation of preaching put him before crowds of his fellows, helping him to learn
Keir_Hardie
advocacy, advocate, advocation, advocator, advocatory, advoke, advowson, avocation, avouch, avow, avowal, avowry, convocate, convocation, convocator, convoke
List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P–Z
List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/P–Z
American classical and jazz pianist, music educator (born 1929)
Floyd aka Jim Bob Floyd (1929-06-02) June 2, 1929 (age 97) Tyler, Texas Avocation Concert pianist Collegiate music educator Idiom Classical Avant-garde
Jim_Bob_Floyd
American academic (born 1951)
as "a dyslexic Biblical exegesis," "occupied Palestine," "a vicarious avocation," "a dangerous delusion," "a colonial settlement," "a Jewish apartheid
Hamid_Dabashi
American lawyer
carried on as an attorney and businessman. He also continued with his avocation, sailing, having bought and sailed three different boats after losing
John_Henderson_(activist)
American film and distribution company
98 years old, was still making public appearances connected with his avocation as a painter. RKO Pictures was sold off to Concord's film and TV division
RKO_Pictures
Social category
Gold-collar Career and training Apprenticeship Artisan Master craftsman Avocation Career assessment Career counseling Career development Coaching Creative
Peonage
Marvel Comics fictional character
Jessica Jones, a former costumed superhero named Jewel who left that avocation to become a private investigator. He assists her in a matter with Mattie
Ant-Man_(Scott_Lang)
Metropolitan statistical area in Texas, United States
Springs. The prehistory of Texas has been studied by both professional and avocational archeologists for many decades. Pre-historic campsites are found throughout
Greater_Austin
Town in Manitoba, Canada
first local paper, the weekly Churchill Observer, was produced by an avocational journalist, Jack Rogers, at Defence Research Northern Laboratories (DRNL)
Churchill,_Manitoba
American inmate and ornithologist (1890–1963)
as Alcatraz's strict policies meant that he was unable to continue his avocation. He spent six years in segregation and another 11 confined to the hospital
Robert_Stroud
1984 English-language book by Benjamin Barber
not mean politics as a way of life, as an all-consuming job, game, and avocation, as it is for so many professional politicians. But it does mean politics
Strong_Democracy
American chess player (1837–1884)
in Europe are not chess professionals, but have other and more serious avocations, the interests of which forbid such an expenditure of time as is required
Paul_Morphy
Capital city of Saxony, Germany
education and an Abendgymnasium which prepares higher education of adults avocational. Dresden is home to Dynamo Dresden, which had a tradition in UEFA club
Dresden
American businessman (born 1937)
considerable advantages as far as education and upbringing. Despite this, his avocation as an airplane pilot turned to cocaine trafficking on a large scale. According
Russell_Brothers
Malayalam devotional poet
or Ezhuthachans (Father of Letters), by virtue of their traditional avocational function as village school masters to non-Brahmin pupils. The parrot-song
Thunchaththu_Ezhuthachan
Founder and first lieutenant governor of British Columbia
Major-General Richard Clement Moody (13 February 1813 – 31 March 1887) was a British polymath who served as commander of the elite Royal Engineers, Columbia
Richard_Clement_Moody
Notable individuals affiliated with Wikipedia
This list includes notable editors of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia who create and maintain the site, known as Wikipedians, as well as other notable
List_of_Wikipedia_people
One of the three major disciplines of competitive clay pigeon shooting
responsibility through competition in order to make trap shooting a lifelong avocation. Categories and classes are designed to create a more level playing field
Trap_shooting
Minimum wage in United Kingdom
Gold-collar Career and training Apprenticeship Artisan Master craftsman Avocation Career assessment Career counseling Career development Coaching Creative
National_Living_Wage
AVOCATION
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AVOCATION
AVOCATION
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Indian, Irish, Latin, Lebanese, Telugu
Follower of Christ; Anointed; Anointed Christian
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beloved of victory
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
With Auspicious Marks
Boy/Male
Scottish
Home ruler.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Seeker of Brahman
Boy/Male
Tamil
Abode of Joy, Lord Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in Gloucestershire and Norfolk, named Doughton, from Old English dūce ‘duck’ + tūn ‘farmstead’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Lord Shiva, The most handsome, Pleasing, Giver of pleasure
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Daren, DARIN means "from Araines."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
New Leaves; Bud
AVOCATION
AVOCATION
AVOCATION
AVOCATION
AVOCATION
n.
Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
n.
A calling away; a diversion.
n.
That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.