a profession, or as we usually say, a vocation ( 1 Corinthians 7:20 ). The "hope of your calling" in Ephesians 4:4 is the hope resulting from your being called into the kingdom of God.

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.