confirmation
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (5)
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct“fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory”Synonyms: verificationchecksubstantiation
- information that confirms or verifies
- making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it“the ratification of the treaty”“confirmation of the appointment”Synonyms: ratification
- 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
- a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment. [1913 Webster]
Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]
2.That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony. [1913 Webster]
Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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.[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]