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# visitation

noun (visitations)

«visitation» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A visitation is a visit, especially by someone important or by a god. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visitation/#m1)
2. (old use) A visitation is a terrible event sent as a punishment, such as a plague. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visitation/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales a visitation of the gods brings illness or disaster

### Examples

- The heroes waited for the visitation of the goddess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visitation/#x1)
- The town suffered a terrible visitation of disease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visitation/#x2)
- Achilles asked how to stop the visitation of the gods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visitation/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Moses uses it to test Korah's group. If they die as all people do, they prove him wrong. The prophets use "time of visitation" for the day God judges and punishes, such as idols that will perish then. In the primary lessons: in old tales a visitation of the gods brings illness or disaster

### Examples

- If these men die the common death of all men, and be visited after the visitation of all men, then the LORD hath not sent Me. (Torah NUM.16.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/visitation/#x1)
- They are vanity, a work of delusion; in the time of their visitation they shall perish. (Prophets JER.10.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/visitation/#x2)
- They are vanity, a work of delusion; in the time of their visitation they shall perish, (Prophets JER.51.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/visitation/#x3)
- The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come, Israel shall know it. (Prophets HOS.9.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/visitation/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «visitation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visitation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«visitation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/visitation.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «visitation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/visitation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«visitation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/visitation.html) on Mova free.