visitation
see also: Visitation
Noun

visitation

  1. The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
  2. An official visit to inspect or examine something.
  3. An encounter with supernatural beings such as ghosts or aliens.
  4. The right of a separated or divorced parent to visit a child; access.
  5. A punishment or blessing ordained by God.
  6. (ecology) An unusual and extensive irruption of a species of animals into another region.
Translations
  • French: droit de visite
  • German: Umgangsrecht
  • Italian: diritto di visita

Visitation
Proper noun
  1. (Christianity) The visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth; the commemoration of this on 30 May in Eastern Christianity or 31 May in Western Christianity.



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