Visitation
Elizabeth received Mary
Visitation is a formal or official visit, often with overtones of inspection or ceremony: a visitation from the bishop, a prison visitation.
In legal contexts, visitation refers to the right of a noncustodial parent to spend time with a child: He has visitation every other weekend.
The word can also suggest a supernatural or divine encounter—an apparition or blessing perceived as coming from beyond: a visitation from an angel.
In Catholic tradition, the Visitation commemorates Mary's visit to Elizabeth.
Sixty-minute spans
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
- patientAble to wait calmly
inmate · restricted · policy · badge · check-in · lobby · family · bedside
Protective care or control
- parentalOf mothers and fathers
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- schedulePlan of timed events
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
weekend · arrangement · divorce · access · noncustodial · guardian · judge · mediation
Disturbingly unforgettable
- ghostApparition of the dead
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
presence · encounter · paranormal · spirit · séance · manifestation · poltergeist · deceased
Visible supernatural manifestation
- MaryCommon feminine name
- MarianTraditional female given name
- shrineSacred devotional place
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
Lourdes · Fatima · Guadalupe · feast · divine · revelation · pilgrimage · blessed
Authority-sanctioned person or status
- auditFormal accounts examination
- siteDesignated location
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
scheduled · unannounced · review · assessment · accreditation · evaluation · tour · walkthrough
hours
Sixty-minute spans
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
patient · inmate · restricted · policy · badge · check-in · lobby · family · bedside · time limit
custody
Protective care or control
court · weekend · arrangement · divorce · access · noncustodial · guardian · judge · mediation · agreement
haunting
Disturbingly unforgettable
- ghostApparition of the dead
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
specter · presence · encounter · paranormal · spirit · séance · manifestation · poltergeist · deceased · otherworldly
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
miracle · Lourdes · Fatima · Guadalupe · feast · divine · revelation · pilgrimage · blessed · sacred
official
Authority-sanctioned person or status
- auditFormal accounts examination
- siteDesignated location
- complianceAdhering to requirements
inspector · scheduled · unannounced · review · assessment · accreditation · evaluation · tour · walkthrough · oversight
- monasticismabbeys, abbey, abbots, abbot, cloister
- Biblical ScenesLast Supper, Annunciation, Adam and Eve, Resurrection, Garden of Eden
- church feastsfeast day, holy day, solemnity, All Saints Day, All Souls Day
- feast daysSt. Patrick's Day, St. Valentine's Day, St. George's Day, St. Andrew's Day, St. Stephen's Day
- Virgin MaryMadonna, Madonna and Child, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, Virgin and Child
- MariologyMary, Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady, Assumption
Visitationabsence
State of not being
departure · abandonment · leaving · separation · withdrawal
Visitationfull custody
Exclusive parental rights
sole custody · primary custody · permanent residence · no contact order · guardianship
- child visitationLegal parenting time arrangements
- visitation rightsNoncustodial parent's scheduled contact