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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct;
- Example: "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
[syn: confirmation, verification, check, substantiation]

2. information that confirms or verifies;

3. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it;
- Example: "the ratification of the treaty"
- Example: "confirmation of the appointment"
[syn: ratification, confirmation]

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;

5. a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Confirmation \Con`fir*ma"tion\, n. [F. confirmation, L.
   confirmatio.]
   1. The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of
      establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the
      confirmation of an appointment.
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            Their blood is shed
            In confirmation of the noblest claim. --Cowper.
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   2. That which confirms; that which gives new strength or
      assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional
      evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
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            Trifles light as air
            Are to the jealous confirmations strong
            As proofs of holy writ.               --Shak.
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   3. (Eccl.) 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.
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            This ordinance is called confirmation, because they
            who duly receive it are confirmed or strengthened
            for the fulfillment of their Christian duties, by
            the grace therein bestowed upon them. --Hook.
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   4. (Law) 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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

confirmation
    n 1: additional proof that something that was believed (some
         fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided
         further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn:
         confirmation, verification, check, substantiation]
    2: information that confirms or verifies
    3: making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming
       it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the
       appointment" [syn: ratification, confirmation]
    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
    5: a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation
       in the church