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1. (n.) confirmation
the act of confirming.
2. confirmation
the state of being confirmed.
3. confirmation
something that confirms, as a corroborative statement or piece of evidence.
4. confirmation
a Christian rite administered to baptized persons, regarded as a sacrament endowing gifts of the Holy Spirit or as a ceremony of admission to full communion with a church.
5. confirmation
a ceremony among Reform and some Conservative Jews in which a young person is formally admitted as an adult member of the community.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) confirmation, verification, check, substantiation
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
"fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
2. (noun) confirmation
information that confirms or verifies
3. (noun) ratification, confirmation
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
"the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"
4. (noun) confirmation
a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
5. (noun) confirmation
a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) confirmation
the act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment
2. (noun) confirmation
that which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony
3. (noun) confirmation
a rite supplemental to baptism, by which a person is admitted, through the laying on of the hands of a bishop, to the full privileges of the church, as in the Roman Catholic, the Episcopal Church, etc
4. (noun) confirmation
a conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voidable, or by which a particular estate is increased; a contract, express or implied, by which a person makes that firm and binding which was before voidable
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