visitation
[ viz-i-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌvɪz ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM visitation
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visitation
/ (ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən) /
noun
an official call or visit for the purpose of inspecting or examining an institution, esp such a visit made by a bishop to his diocese
a visiting of punishment or reward from heaven
any disaster or catastrophea visitation of the plague
an appearance or arrival of a supernatural being
any call or visit
informal an unduly prolonged social call
Derived forms of visitation
visitational, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for visitation (2 of 2)
Visitation
/ (ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən) /
noun
- the visit made by the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39–56)
- the Church festival commemorating this, held on July 2
a religious order of nuns, the Order of the Visitation, founded in 1610 by St Francis of Sales and dedicated to contemplation and the cultivation of humility, gentleness, and sisterly love
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