What does "visitation" mean?
The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
Visitation
/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/ name, noun
name, noun ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
- Grammar: visitation is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: abdominal epilepsy, access, access rights, acquired epilepsy.
- Useful contrasts: absence, no access, restricted access.
- Usage evidence: On the inquest it was shown that Buck Fanshaw, in the delirium of a wasting typhoid fever, had taken arsenic, shot himself through the body, cut his throat, and jumped out of a four-story window and broken his neck—and after due deliberation, the jury, sad and tearful, but with intelligence unblinded by its sorrow, brought in a verdict of death "by the visitation of God." What could the world do without juries?
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited. countable, uncountable
"Existing visitor facilities for both frontcountry areas experience crowding during the summer season, when the park receives most of its visitation, […]"
- 2 an official visit for inspection or supervision wordnet
- 3 An official visit to inspect or examine something. countable, uncountable
- 4 any disaster or catastrophe wordnet
- 5 An encounter with aliens or supernatural beings such as ghosts. countable, uncountable
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- 6 an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event wordnet
- 7 An affliction or disaster attributed to destiny, or to God. countable, uncountable
"But when the blow comes down in the fulness of expectation; when the bough is smitten while green, and the flower cut down in its spring; when the young and lovely perish, while the eyes, full of light, were fixed on the future,—then, indeed, is the visitation heavy to bear."
- 8 The right of a separated or divorced parent to visit a child; access. countable, uncountable
- 9 A punishment or blessing ordained by God. countable, uncountable
- 10 An unusual and extensive irruption of a species of animals into another region. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 The visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth; the commemoration of this on May 30th in Eastern Christianity or May 31st in Western Christianity.
Synonyms
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Example
"On the inquest it was shown that Buck Fanshaw, in the delirium of a wasting typhoid fever, had taken arsenic, shot himself through the body, cut his throat, and jumped out of a four-story window and broken his neck—and after due deliberation, the jury, sad and tearful, but with intelligence unblinded by its sorrow, brought in a verdict of death "by the visitation of God." What could the world do without juries?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "visitation"?
Common synonyms include: abdominal epilepsy, access, access rights, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy.
How do you use "visitation" in a sentence?
On the inquest it was shown that Buck Fanshaw, in the delirium of a wasting typhoid fever, had taken arsenic, shot himself through the body, cut his throat, and jumped out of a four-story window and broken his neck—and after due deliberation, the jury, sad and tearful, but with intelligence unblinded by its sorrow, brought in a verdict of death "by the visitation of God." What could the world do without juries?
How do you pronounce "visitation"?
Pronounced /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman visitacioun, from Old French visitacion, from Latin vīsitātiō. By surface analysis, visit + -ation.