visitation

vis·i·ta·tion  (vz-tshn)

n.

1. The act or an instance of visiting or an instance of being visited: rules governing visitation at a prison.

2. An official visit for the purpose of inspection or examination, as of a bishop to a diocese.

3. The right of a parent to visit a child as specified in a divorce or separation order.

4.

a. A visit of punishment or affliction or of comfort and blessing regarded as being ordained by God.

b. A calamitous event or experience; a grave misfortune.

5. The appearance or arrival of a supernatural being.

6. Visitation Roman Catholic Church

a. The visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth.

b. May 31, observed in commemoration of this event.

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visi·tation·al adj.

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visitation [ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) 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

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a visiting of punishment or reward from heaven

3. any disaster or catastrophe a visitation of the plague

4. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) an appearance or arrival of a supernatural being

5. any call or visit

6. Informal an unduly prolonged social call

visitational  adj

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Visitation [ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

a.  the visit made by the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56)

b.  the Church festival commemorating this, held on July 2

2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) 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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visit, visitation - A visit is an instance of visiting; a visitation is an act of visiting, and carries the connotation of an unexpected or undesired occurrence.

See also related terms for unexpected.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	visitation - an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" tribulation, trial affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress fire - a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
	2.	visitation - any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague" calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, disaster, cataclysm - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
	3.	visitation - an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese" visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"

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visitation

noun

1. apparition, vision, manifestation, appearance, materialization He claims to have had a visitation from the Virgin Mary.

2. inspection, survey, examination, visit, review, scrutiny House-to-house visitation has been authorized by the Board of Health.

Translations

visitation [ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən]

A. N

1. (= visit) (by official) → inspección f; (by bishop, cardinal) → visita f pastoral
we had a visitation from her (hum) → nos cayó encima una de sus visitas

2. (Rel) → visitación f
the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary → la Visitación de la Santísima Virgen María

3. (= punishment) → castigo m

B. CPD visitation rights NPL → derecho msing de visita

visitation

n

(form: = visit, by official) → Besichtigung f, → Besuch m; (by ghost) → Erscheinung f; after another visitation from the mother-in-law (hum) → nachdem uns die Schwiegermutter wieder einmal heimgesucht hatte

(Rel) the Visitation → Mariä Heimsuchung f

(Rel, = affliction) → Heimsuchung f; a visitation for their sins → die Strafe für ihre Sünden; the visitation of the sins of the fathers on succeeding generations → die Bestrafung der folgenden Generationen für die Sünden ihrer Väter

visitation [ˌvɪsɪˈteɪʃən] n

a. (frm) (by official) → visita; (by bishop) → visita pastorale

b. (hum) a visitation (from sb) → una visita inopportuna (da parte di qn)

c. (Rel) the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary → la Visitazione della Beata Vergine

d. (frm) (calamity) → punizione f divina