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   vis·it·a·tion

   /ˌvizəˈtāSHən/

   noun

   • 1. (in church use) an official visit of inspection, especially one by a bishop to a church in the bishop's diocese. Similar official visitvisitinspectiontour of inspectionsurveyreviewscrutinyexamination
   • 2. the appearance of a divine or supernatural being. Similar apparitionappearancemanifestationmaterializationemergencevision
   • 3. a gathering with the family of a deceased person before the funeral. US
   • 4. a divorced person's right to spend time with their children in the custody of a former spouse.
   • 5. a disaster or difficulty regarded as a divine punishment: "a visitation of the plague" Similar afflictionscourgebanecurseordealplaguepestilenceblightdisastertragedycalamitycatastrophecataclysmpunishmentretributionpenaltyvengeanceOpposite blessing
   • 6. the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth related in Luke 1:39–56.
   • ▪ the festival commemorating the Visitation on May 31 (formerly July 2).

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin visitatio(n-), from the verb visitare (see visit).

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