avocation

sivutoimi puhekieltä A calling away; a diversion.
1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 204:

But though she could neither sleep nor rest in her bed, yet, having no avocation from it, she was found there by her father at his return from Allworthy's, which was not till past ten o'clock in the morning.

But yield who will to their separation,

My object in living is to unite

My avocation and my vocation

As my two eyes make one in sight.