noun. An activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment; a hobby.

noun. The act of calling aside or diverting from some object or employment.

noun. The authoritative removal of a case or process from an inferior to a superior court.

noun. The state of being called, or of wandering aside or away; a diversion of the thoughts.

noun. Hence—4. That which calls one away from one's proper business; a subordinate or occasional occupation; a diversion or distraction.

noun. A person's regular business or occupation; vocation; calling.

noun. A calling away; a diversion.

noun. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.

noun. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

noun. A calling away; a diversion.

noun. A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.

noun. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.

noun. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

noun. an auxiliary activity

"But Guckert's avocation is the least-creepy aspect of this story."

volunteerism  

interest  pastime  pursuit  

spelaeology  speleology  

Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  

employments  unwieldiness  

business  diversion  duties  pursuits  vocation