Visitation :: Visitation (n.) The act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination..

Visitation :: Visitation (n.) Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the visitation of a diocese by a bishop..

Visitation :: Visitation (n.) The object of a visit.

Visitation :: Visitation (n.) The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with the right of search (see under Search), visitation being used for the purpose of search..

Visitation :: Visitation (n.) Special dispensation; communication of divine favor and goodness, or, more usually, of divine wrath and vengeance; retributive calamity; retribution; judgment..

Visitation :: Visitation (n.) A festival in honor of the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist, celebrated on the second of July..

Visitatorial :: Visitatorial (a.) Of or pertaining to visitation, or a judicial visitor or superintendent; visitorial..

Vitaille :: Vitaille (n.) Food; victuals.

Vital :: Vital (a.) Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions..

Vital :: Vital (a.) Contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood..

Vital :: Vital (a.) Containing life; living.

Vital :: Vital (a.) Being the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal.

Vital :: Vital (a.) Very necessary; highly important; essential.

Vital :: Vital (a.) Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.

Vital :: Vital (n.) A vital part; one of the vitals.

Vitalic :: Vitalic (a.) Pertaining to life; vital.

Vitalism :: Vitalism (n.) The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.

Vitalist :: Vitalist (n.) A believer in the theory of vitalism; -- opposed to physicist.

Vitalistic :: Vitalistic (a.) Pertaining to, or involving, vitalism, or the theory of a special vital principle..

Vitality :: Vitality (n.) The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable seeds; the vitality of an enterprise..

Vitalization :: Vitalization (n.) The act or process of vitalizing, or infusing the vital principle..

Vitalize :: Vitalize (v. t.) To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make alive; as, vitalized blood..

Vitalized :: Vitalized (imp. & p. p.) of Vitaliz.

Vitalizing :: Vitalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vitaliz.

Vitally :: Vitally (adv.) In a vital manner.

Vitals :: Vitals (n. pl.) Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain..

Vitals :: Vitals (n. pl.) Fig.: The part essential to the life or health of anything; as, the vitals of a state..

Volitable :: Volitable (a.) Volatilizable.

Volitation :: Volitation (n.) The act of flying; flight.

Wichitas :: Wichitas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians native of the region between the Arkansas and Red rivers. They are related to the Pawnees. See Pawnees.

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