Calling and Purpose

Calling

Calling noun - The act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to.

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Purpose and calling are semantically related in goal topic. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Calling".

Nearby Words: call, called, caller, callback, callable

Purpose noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

Usage example: still trying to discover her purpose in life

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Calling and purpose are semantically related in goal topic. Sometimes you can use "Calling" instead a noun "Purpose".

good	good calling	good purpose
special	special calling	special purpose
original	original calling	original purpose
noble	noble calling	noble purpose
Other adjectives: true, divine, actual, real, little, main, holy, new, religious, official, greater, primary, higher.

Calling the Old Man Out Character Development: Rachel starts off as a real diva, but as she finds her purpose (midwifery), she becomes more mature.

Source: Literature / The Red Tent
Calling attacks appears to serve no purpose (except for the obvious), and even the adult meisters do it.

Source: Calling Your Attacks
Compare Phoney Call, where the character just pretends that someone's calling him, or uses a concidental unrelated call for this purpose.

Source: Escape Call

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