Confirmation
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 An official indicator that things will happen as planned. countable, uncountable
"We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking."
- 2 a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church wordnet
- 3 A verification that something is true or has happened. countable, uncountable
"The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions."
- 4 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 wordnet
- 5 A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches. countable, uncountable
"You got a nice white dress / and a party on your confirmation. / You've got a brand new soul, / mm, and a cross of gold."
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- 6 additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct wordnet
- 7 An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate. countable, uncountable
- 8 information that confirms or verifies wordnet
- 9 making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it wordnet
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More examples"Hello, I have a reservation, my name is Kaori Yoshikawa. Here is the confirmation card."
Etymology
From Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, noun of process from cōnfirmātus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of cōnfirmāre, from con- (“with”) + firmāre (“to firm or strengthen”). Morphologically confirm + -ation.
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