Avocation

a-vo-kā′shun, n. formerly and properly, a diversion or distraction from one's regular employment—now, one's proper busine = Vocation : busine which calls for one's time and attention: ( arch. ) diversion of the thoughts from any employment: the calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court. [Through Fr. from avocation-em , a calling away— ab , from, vocāre , to call.]