noun
divine call; calling
Primarily a Christian term for God's call to a person, especially to ministry or a specific mission. Also used more broadly for a sense of vocation.
彼は神からの召命を感じて牧師になった。
He felt a divine call from God and became a pastor.
召命を受けて宣教師として海外に赴いた。
Receiving the call, she went abroad as a missionary.