| 单词 | visitation |
| 释义 | Word Frequency visitation(ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən) noun 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 or her 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. any call or visit 6. informal an unduly prolonged social call Derived forms visitational (ˌvisitˈational) adjective Word Frequency Visitation(ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən) noun 1. a. the visit made by the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39–56) b. the Church festival commemorating this, held on July 2 2. 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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