visitation

visitation
noun

an official or formal visit, in particular
正式访问，尤指
■(in Church use) an official visit of inspection, especially one by a bishop to a church in his diocese
（教会用语）正式视察（尤指主教对管区教堂的视察）
■a pastoral or charitable visit, especially to the sick or poor
（尤指对患病或贫困者精神开导或物质援助的）慰问，探望
■the appearance of a divine or supernatural being
（神或超自然事物的）下凡；显现
■(informal)an unwelcome or unduly protracted social visit
(非正式)不受欢迎的来访；过长的来访
■(US)a gathering with the family of a deceased person before the funeral
(美)（与死者家属一起的）葬礼前守夜
■[mass noun](US Law)a divorced person's right to spend time with their children in the custody of a former spouse
(美律)（离异者对前配偶监护孩子的）探视权
a disaster or difficulty regarded as a divine punishment
天罚
a visitation of the plague.
天罚的瘟疫。
(the Visitation)the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth related in Luke 1:39–56
圣母往见（《路加福音》[1:39–56]所述圣母玛利亚对伊丽莎白的看望）
■the festival commemorating this on 31 May (formerly 2 July)
圣母往见日（5月31日，原为7月2日）

语源

Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin visitatio(n-), from the verb visitare (see visit)

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