visitation
nounThe action or an instance of visiting or an instance of being visited.
nounAn official visit for the purpose of inspection or examination, as of a bishop to a diocese.
nounThe provision made for a parent to spend time with a child who is in the physical custody of another.
nounA gathering of people in remembrance of a deceased person, especially in the presence of the body at a funeral home.
nounAn inflicting of punishment or affliction or a dispensation of comfort and blessing regarded as being ordained by God.
nounA calamitous event or experience; a grave misfortune.
nounThe appearance or arrival of a supernatural being.
nounThe visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth.