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单词 visitation
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vis•it•a•tion /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [countable] the act of visiting.
  2. Lawa formal visit, as one granted by a court to a divorced parent to visit a child in custody of the other parent: [uncountable]the right of visitation.[countable]two visitations per month.
See -vis-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vis•it•a•tion  (viz′i tāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of visiting.
  2. Lawa formal visit, as one permitted by a court's granting of visitation rights or by parents invited to a school to observe the work of students.
  3. a visit for the purpose of making an official examination or inspection, as of a bishop to a diocese.
  4. Bible(usually cap.) the visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. Luke 1:36–56.
  5. (cap.) a church festival, held on July 2, in commemoration of this visit.
  6. the administration of comfort or aid, or of affliction or punishment:a visitation of the plague.
  7. an affliction or punishment, as from God.
  8. the appearance or coming of a supernatural influence or spirit.
  • Latin, as above
  • Anglo-French
  • Latin vīsitātiōn- (stem of vīsitātiō), equivalent. to vīsitāt(us) (past participle of vīsitāre; see visit, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English visitacioun
  • 1275–1325
vis′it•ation•al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
visitation /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/ n
  1. an official call or visit for the purpose of inspecting or examining an institution, esp such a visit made by a bishop to his diocese
  2. a visiting of punishment or reward from heaven
  3. any disaster or catastrophe: a visitation of the plague
  4. an appearance or arrival of a supernatural being
  5. informal an unduly prolonged social call
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Visitation /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/ n
  1. the visit made by the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39–56)
  2. the Church festival commemorating this, held on July 2
  3. a religious order of nuns, the Order of the Visitation, founded in 1610 by St Francis of Sales and dedicated to contemplation and the cultivation of humility, gentleness, and sisterly love
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