condolence visit

Grief support visit

A condolence visit is a call paid to someone who has recently lost a loved one, typically at their home during the mourning period.

The visit expresses sympathy and support: We made a condolence visit to the widow after the funeral.

In many cultures, such visits follow specific customs regarding timing, duration, and what to bring.

Related

bereavement · grief · shiva · sitting shiva · wake · consolation · sorry for your loss · flowers · flower arrangement · casserole · hug · warm embrace · tears · loss · widow · black · parlor · handshake

Opposites
occasion type

condolence visitbaby shower

Pre-birth gift gathering

engagement party · christening · bar mitzvah · welcome home party · retirement party

emotional valence

condolence visitfestive gathering

Social event with revelry

felicitation · congratulations · joyous occasion

Family

condole, condolences, condoling, condoled, doleful, dolefully, dole, visit, visits

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G