"call to" meaning in English

See call to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: calls to [present, singular, third-person], calling to [participle, present], called to [participle, past], called to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} call to (third-person singular simple present calls to, present participle calling to, simple past and past participle called to)
  1. (transitive) To tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-call_to-en-verb-x6UdJoq2
  2. (transitive) To be caused to feel a spiritual urge to join the Catholic priesthood; to be fated to join the Catholic priesthood. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-call_to-en-verb-6s6IWiBz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "to", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "to": 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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        "To tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist."
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        [
          "beckon",
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        ],
        [
          "resist",
          "resist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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        "To be caused to feel a spiritual urge to join the Catholic priesthood; to be fated to join the Catholic priesthood."
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        "(transitive) To be caused to feel a spiritual urge to join the Catholic priesthood; to be fated to join the Catholic priesthood."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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        "To tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist."
      ],
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          "beckon",
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        "(transitive) To tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist."
      ],
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        "To be caused to feel a spiritual urge to join the Catholic priesthood; to be fated to join the Catholic priesthood."
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        [
          "Catholic",
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        "(transitive) To be caused to feel a spiritual urge to join the Catholic priesthood; to be fated to join the Catholic priesthood."
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