vis·i·ta·tion

vis·i·ta·tion
/ˌvızəˈteıʃən/ noun, pl -tions
1 [noncount] law : the act of visiting your children or the right to visit your children after you are divorced and while they are living with their other parent

supervised visitation

He has visitation rights on the weekends.

2 [count, noncount] formal : an official visit by an important person especially to look at or inspect something

the visitation of a diocese by a bishop

3 [count] US : a time before a dead person is buried when people may view the body

Visitation is from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.

4 : an occurrence when something supernatural (such as a ghost or an angel) appears to someone
[count]

ghostly visitations

[noncount]

visitation by ghosts

5 [count] formal + old-fashioned : a bad thing that happens and is believed to be punishment from God

a visitation of the plague upon the city


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Vis|it|a|tion — «VIHZ uh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of visiting. SYNONYM(S): visit, call. 2. the act of visiting for the purpose of making an official inspection or examination. A nation at war has the right of visitation of neutral ships; that is, the right… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vis|it|a|tion — «VIHZ uh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of visiting. SYNONYM(S): visit, call. 2. the act of visiting for the purpose of making an official inspection or examination. A nation at war has the right of visitation of neutral ships; that is, the right… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vis|it|a|tion|al — «VIHZ uh TAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a visitation …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|vis|cer|a|tion — «ih VIHS uh RAY shuh», noun. the act of eviscerating …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ter|vis|it|a|tion — «IHN tuhr VIHZ uh TAY shuhn», noun. the act of intervisiting; exchange of visits: »The rules and rights of intervisitation among prisoners …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • vis — ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·ble; ad·vis·able·ness; ad·vis·a·bly; ad·vis·a·to·ry; ad·vis·ed·ly; ad·vis·ee; ad·vis·er; ad·vis·er·ship; ad·vis·o·ri·ly; ar·chi·vis·tic; at·a·vis·tic; bo·vis·ta; cla·vis; cli·vis; de·vis·abil·i·ty; de·vis·able;… …   English syllables

  • vis|u|al|i|za|tion — «VIHZH u uh luh zaysmh>shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of visualizing. 2. a thing visualized …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lec´ti|vi|sa´tion — col|lec|ti|vise «kuh LEHK tuh vyz», transitive verb, vised, vis|ing. Especially British. collectivize. –col|lec´ti|vi|sa´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • visitation — vis·i·ta·tion …   English syllables

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