confirmation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
- (countable, uncountable) A verification that something is true or has happened.
- (countable, uncountable) 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) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
Synonyms
supporting evidence
Translations
confirmation
confirmación
confirmação
Bestätigung
conferma
confirmació
επιβεβαίωση
vormselFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
In summary
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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