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visitation

[ viz-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of visiting.
  2. a formal visit, as one permitted by a court's granting of visitation rights or by parents invited to a school to observe the work of students.
  3. a visit for the purpose of making an official examination or inspection, as of a bishop to a diocese.
  4. (usually initial capital letter) the visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. Luke 1:36–56.
  5. (initial capital letter) a church festival, held on July 2, in commemoration of this visit.
  6. the administration of comfort or aid, or of affliction or punishment:

    a visitation of the plague.

  7. an affliction or punishment, as from God.
  8. the appearance or coming of a supernatural influence or spirit.


Visitation

1

/ ˌɪɪˈٱɪʃə /

noun

    1. the visit made by the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39–56)
    2. the Church festival commemorating this, held on July 2
  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

visitation

2

/ ˌɪɪˈٱɪʃə /

noun

  1. 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. a visiting of punishment or reward from heaven
  3. any disaster or catastrophe

    a visitation of the plague

  4. an appearance or arrival of a supernatural being
  5. any call or visit
  6. informal.
    an unduly prolonged social call
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈپDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • i·tDz· adjective
  • t·i·tDz noun
  • v··tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of visitation1

1275–1325; < Latin īپō- (stem of īپō ), equivalent to ī ( us ) (past participle of ī; visit, -ate 1 ) + -ō- -ion; replacing Middle English visitacioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
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The custody order, filed March 11 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, lays out the schedule and terms of King’s visitation.

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Other works like Shala Miller’s “Heavenly Father” photo series, portraying a visitation dream from her deceased father, and Coltrane’s framed depictions of “Krishna” and “Rama,” fill the gallery.

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Yosemite officials have been grappling for months with how to balance park access and conservation “due to rapid growth in day use visitation during high use season.”

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Growing up in the South, the filmmaker witnessed “a revolving door of people who were very into paranormal experiences and ideas of visitation.”

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She requested sole physical custody and joint legal custody of their six children but indicated she was willing to give her husband visitation rights.

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