vocationalism

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noun

An approach to education that seeks to equip learners with vocational skills for the workplace.

OriginEnglish vocational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English vocacioun →
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Meanings

nounvocationalism (usually uncountable, plural vocationalisms)

plural vocationalisms

  1. uncountableusuallyAn approach to education that seeks to equip learners with vocational skills for the workplace.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wokʷ-
  3. Latinvocō
  4. Latinvocātiōnem
  5. Old Frenchvocation
  6. Middle Englishvocacioun
  7. Englishvocation
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishvocational
  11. Englishvocationalism

From vocational + -ism.

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APA

vocationalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocationalism

MLA

“vocationalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocationalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vocationalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocationalism.

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