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Visitation
ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃn
Visitation definitions
noun
visitation
visitations
- the appearance of a divine or supernatural being
"visitations in the form of a child whimpering"
- an official visit of inspection, especially one by a bishop to a church in his diocese
- a pastoral or charitable visit, especially to the sick or poor
"a number of lay women devoted themselves to visitations of the sick"
- an unwelcome or unduly protracted social visit
"boring visitations took up most of the afternoon"
- a divorced person's right to spend time with their children in the custody of a former spouse
"the mother was uncooperative with visitation"
- a gathering with the family of a deceased person before the funeral
"the visitation will be held today at the funeral home"
- a disaster or difficulty regarded as a divine punishment
"a visitation of the plague"
- the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth related in Luke 1:39–56
- the Christian festival commemorating the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, on 31 May (formerly 2 July)