different between visitation vs calamity

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman visitacioun, from Old French visitacion, from Latin v?sit?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?z??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

visitation (countable and uncountable, plural visitations)

1. The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
2. An official visit to inspect or examine something.
3. An encounter with supernatural beings such as ghosts or aliens.
4. (law) The right of a separated or divorced parent to visit a child; access.
5. A punishment or blessing ordained by God.
6. (ecology) An unusual and extensive irruption of a species of animals into another region.

Translations

Anagrams

• vitiations

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin v?sit?ti?.

Noun

visitation f (oblique plural visitations, nominative singular visitation, nominative plural visitations)

1. visitation (act of visiting)
2. visitation (visit in order to inspect something)
3. visitation (supernatural encounter)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (visitation, supplement)
• visitation on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

English

Etymology

From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamit?s (“loss, damage; disaster”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??læm?ti/
• Hyphenation: ca?lam?i?ty

Noun

calamity (plural calamities)

1. An event resulting in great loss.
2. The distress that results from some disaster.
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]

     They were behind twice, first in the 11th minute when James Morrison scored a goal that was a personal calamity for Hart, and then four minutes into the second half when Kenny Miller eluded Gary Cahill to score with a splendid left-foot drive.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:disaster

Related terms

• calamitous

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