avocation
avocation (ăvō-kāʹshən) noun
1. An activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment; a hobby.
2. One's regular work or profession.
3. Archaic. A distraction or diversion.
[Latin āvocātiō, āvocātiōn-, diversion, from āvocātus past participle of āvocāre, to call away : ā-, ab-, away. See ab-1 + vocāre, to call.]
avocaʹtional adjective
avocaʹtionally adverb