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VISITATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An official visit for inspection or supervision

Example:

the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("visitation" is a kind of...):

visit (the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time)

Derivation:

visit (come to see in an official or professional capacity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any disaster or catastrophe

Example:

a visitation of the plague

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("visitation" is a kind of...):

calamity; cataclysm; catastrophe; disaster; tragedy (an event resulting in great loss and misfortune)

Derivation:

visit (assail)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

Example:

a visitation of the plague

Synonyms:

trial; tribulation; visitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("visitation" is a kind of...):

affliction (a cause of great suffering and distress)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "visitation"):

fire (a severe trial)

Derivation:

visit (impose something unpleasant)

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