What is "calling"

Call \Call\ (k[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Called (k[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Calling] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG. kall[=o]n to call; cf. Gr. ghry`ein to speak, sing, Skr. gar to praise. Cf. Garrulous.]

1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

   Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain
   --Shak.

2. To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment, especially of a religious character; -- often used of a divine summons; as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite; as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church. Paul . . . called to be an apostle --Rom. i.

   1. The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
      --Acts xiii.

3. To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with together; as, the President called Congress together; to appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen.

   Now call we our high court of Parliament.
   --Shak.

4. To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name.

   If you would but call me Rosalind.
   --Shak.

   And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.
   --Gen. i.

5. 5. To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate.

   What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
   --Acts x. 15.

6. To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work.

   [The] army is called seven hundred thousand men.
   --Brougham.

7. To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of. [Obs.]

   This speech calls him Spaniard.
   --Beau. & Fl.

8. To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off; as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call the roll of a military company.

   No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear.
   --Gay.

9. To invoke; to appeal to.

   I call God for a witness.
   --2 Cor. i. 23

10. To rouse from sleep; to awaken. If thou canst awake by four o' the clock. I prithee call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly. --Shak. To call a bond, to give notice that the amount of the bond will be paid. To call a party (Law), to cry aloud his name in open court, and command him to come in and perform some duty requiring his presence at the time on pain of what may befall him. To call back, to revoke or retract; to recall; to summon back. To call down, to pray for, as blessing or curses. To call forth, to bring or summon to action; as, to call forth all the faculties of the mind. To call in,

    1. To collect; as, to call in debts or money; ar to withdraw from cirulation; as, to call in uncurrent coin.

    2. To summon to one's side; to invite to come together; as, to call in neighbors. To call (any one) names, to apply contemptuous names (to any one). To call off, to summon away; to divert; as, to call off the attention; to call off workmen from their employment. To call out.

       1. To summon to fight; to challenge.

       2. To summon into service; as, to call out the militia. To call over, to recite separate particulars in order, as a roll of names. To call to account, to demand explanation of. To call to mind, to recollect; to revive in memory. To call to order, to request to come to order; as:

          1. A public meeting, when opening it for business.

          2. A person, when he is transgressing the rules of debate. To call to the bar, to admit to practice in courts of law. To call up.

             1. To bring into view or recollection; as to call up the image of deceased friend.

             2. To bring into action or discussion; to demand the consideration of; as, to call up a bill before a legislative body.

                Syn: To name; denominate; invite; bid; summon; convoke; assemble; collect; exhort; warn; proclaim; invoke; appeal to; designate.

                Usage: To Call, Convoke, Summon. Call is the generic term; as, to call a public meeting. To convoke is to require the assembling of some organized body of men by an act of authority; as, the king convoked Parliament. To summon is to require attendance by an act more or less stringent anthority; as, to summon a witness.

Calling \Call"ing\, n.

1. The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to summon, or to attact the attention of, some one.

2. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.

   The frequent calling and meeting of Parlaiment.
   --Macaulay.

3. A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being divinely called.

   Who hath . . . called us with an holy calling.
   --2 Tim. i. 9.

   Give diligence to make yior calling . . . sure.
   --2 Pet. i. 10.

4. A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an answer, as in legislative bodies.

5. One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.

   The humble calling of ter female parent.
   --Thackeray.

6. The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular professions or employment.

   To impose celibacy on wholy callings.
   --Hammond.

7. Title; appellation; name. [Obs.]

   I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son His youngest son, and would not change that calling.
   --Shak.

   Syn: Occupation; employment; business; trade; profession; office; engagement; vocation.

"vocation," mid-13c., verbal noun from call (v.). The sense traces to I Cor. vii:20.

n. 1 A strong urge to become religious. 2 A job or occupation. vb. (present participle of call English)

n. the particular occupation for which you are trained [syn: career, vocation]

Calling is an EP released by Unsraw on March 28, 2007. The release is a limited release, having only two thousand copies pressed.

Calling is the twenty-second single by B'z, released on July 9, 1997. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. The song was used as a theme of TV drama Glass Mask, an adoption of shōjo manga. It sold 1,000,020 copies according to Oricon.

Calling, or in Japan, is a survival horror video game developed by Hudson Soft exclusively for the Wii console. The game was released in Japan on November 19, 2009, in North America on March 9, 2010 and in Europe on March 19, 2010.

Calling is Kobukuro's eighth album under Warner Music Japan, released on August 5, 2009. The song "Sayonara Hero" was written by Kentaro Kobuchi as a tribute to Kiyoshiro Imawano.

"Calling" is the first single released from Taproot's third studio album Blue-Sky Research. Like most of the songs on the album, it is significantly less heavy than their previous singles, and shows more of a standard alternative rock/ post-grunge approach.

CALLING is FLOW's nineteenth single. Its A-Side was used as the first ending theme song for Heroman. The single has two editions: regular and limited. The limited edition includes a bonus DVD with extra clips including its music video. It reached #21 on the Oricon charts and charted for 3 weeks. *

"Calling" is a song by British singer-songwriter, Geri Halliwell. It was released as the third and final single from Halliwell's second album Scream if You Wanna Go Faster. Just like Halliwell's previous single, " Scream If You Wanna Go Faster", the success for the song was limited. In certain region, the song was released in a French version, called "Au Nom De L'Amour". The song was praised for both lyrics and production. The black and white music video was directed by Pierluca DeCario. To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops Germany, CD:UK, Children in Need 2001, Blue Peter, This Morning and Pepsi Chart.

Calling may refer to:

• Religious calling, a religious vocation
• Effectual calling, a theological term
• Vocation, or occupation

• Calling (EP), a 2007 EP by Japanese band Unsraw
• Calling (Kobukuro album), a 2009 album by Kobukuro
• "Calling" (Geri Halliwell song), 2001
• "Calling" (B'z song), 1997
• " Calling (Lose My Mind)", by Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso
• Calling (video game), a 2009 horror video game for the Wii
• "Calling", a song by Pink Floyd from The Endless River

• Game call, a device that is used to mimic animal noises to attract or drive animals to a hunter

"Calling (Lose My Mind)" is a single by Swedish house producers Sebastian Ingrosso (of Swedish House Mafia) and Alesso featuring American recording artist Ryan Tedder of the band OneRepublic. It was released in Sweden on March 13, 2012 and in the UK on May 27, 2012. Canadian recording artist Matthew Koma assisted the artists in writing the song. The original instrumental version of the track was released on August 31, 2011, under the name "Calling". The song topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart and was also a top-ten hit in Australia and the UK. It was featured on Swedish House Mafia's second compilation album Until Now, released on October 22, 2012.