VISITATION


Meaning of VISITATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ vɪzɪteɪʃ(ə)n ]

( visitations)

1.

A visitation is an event in which God or another non-human being seems to appear to someone or contact them.

The young people have claimed almost daily visitations from the Virgin Mary.

N-COUNT

2.

People sometimes refer humorously to a visit from someone, especially from someone in authority, as a visitation .

They had another visitation from Essex police.

N-COUNT

3.

Visitation is the act of officially visiting someone. ( FORMAL )

House-to-house visitation has been carried on, under the regulations of the General Board of Health...

I had visitation rights.

N-UNCOUNT : usu with supp

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