visitation
pronunciation
How to pronounce visitation in British English:
UK [ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce visitation in American English:
US [ˌvɪzɪˈteʃən]
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- Noun:
- an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
- any disaster or catastrophe
- an official visit for inspection or supervision
Word Origin
- visitation (n.)
- c. 1300, "a visit by an ecclesiastical representative to examine the condition of a parish, abbey, etc.," from Anglo-French visitacioun, Old French visitacion and directly from Latin visitationem (nominative visitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of visitare (see visit (v.)). The supernatural sense of "a sight, apparition, a coming of God to a mortal" is attested from mid-14c.
Example
- 1. They will now have hospital visitation rights , access to health insurance , tax deductions and relief from estate taxes .
- 2. When he reminded the judge that the civil code had been changed to encourage visitation rights , the judge silenced him .
- 3. And in langbehn 's case , even though the hospital may have open visitation , gatekeepers can interpret those policies differently .
- 4. For example , the text of genesis 19 centers upon the story of lot 's visitation in the city of sodom by two angels .
- 5. But , with same-sex marriage legal in only five states , gay couples can receive inconsistent access to hospital visitation and decision-making rights , according to the gay and lesbian medical association .