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

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

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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