Definitions for visitation
ˌvɪz ɪˈteɪ ʃənvis·i·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trial, tribulation, visitationnoun

   an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

   "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"

2. visitationnoun

   any disaster or catastrophe

   "a visitation of the plague"

3. visitationnoun

   an official visit for inspection or supervision

   "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. visitationnoun

   The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.

2. visitationnoun

   An official visit to inspect or examine something.

3. visitationnoun

   An encounter with supernatural beings such as ghosts or aliens.

4. visitationnoun

   The right of a separated or divorced parent to visit a child; access.

5. visitationnoun

   A punishment or blessing ordained by God.

6. Visitationnoun

   (Roman Catholic Church) the visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth; the commemoration of this on 31st May

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. visitation

   Visitation generally refers to the act of visiting or being visited. It is often used in the context of the law to denote the arrangement for a non-custodial parent to spend time with their child or children. It can also refer to a formal or official visit to inspect or oversee something. Furthermore, in a religious context, visitation could refer to a perceived divine encounter or revelation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Visitationnoun

   the act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination

2. Visitationnoun

   specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the visitation of a diocese by a bishop

3. Visitationnoun

   the object of a visit

4. Visitationnoun

   the act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with the right of search (see under Search), visitation being used for the purpose of search

5. Visitationnoun

   special dispensation; communication of divine favor and goodness, or, more usually, of divine wrath and vengeance; retributive calamity; retribution; judgment

6. Visitationnoun

   a festival in honor of the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist, celebrated on the second of July

7. Etymology: [L. visitatio: cf. F. visitation.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Visitation

   The Visitation is the visit of Mary with Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke, Luke 1:39–56. It is also the name of a Christian feast day commemorating this visit, celebrated on 31 May in the West and 30 March in the East.

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Anagrams for visitation »

1. vitiations

How to pronounce visitation?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say visitation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of visitation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of visitation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of visitation in a Sentence

1. Stefaan Poortman:

   I think that many sites need to determine cultural and environmental carrying capacities, and then limit visitation numbers to sustainable numbers.

2. Nevada Gaming Control Board:

   The capacity restrictions in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 presented a very challenging operating environment for Nevada’s Sports Books, in Nevada, Super Bowl handle is driven by visitation and Las Vegas along with other areas across the state are destination markets for customers to come and wager on the game.

3. Ben Carson:

   Why do gay people want to get married? Why do they say they want to get married? Because they want to have various rights -- property rights, visitation rights, why can't any two human beings, I don't care what their sexual orientation is, why can't they have the legal right to do those things? That does not require changing the definition of marriage.

4. Sam Brooks:

   We are concerned that Omicron will be used as an excuse to shut down visitation again.

5. Bob Woodward:

   Two hundred thousand Americans dying. I think in covering nine presidents, I've never seen anything like it, the visitation of the medical nightmare on the American population is staggering, stunning. It's on Journalist Bob Woodward on Tuesday head, and Journalist Bob Woodward on Tuesday did not do enough. Journalist Bob Woodward on Tuesday just didn't.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=visitation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Visitation
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visitation
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=visitation