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confirmation definition

con·fir·ma·tion (kän′fər mā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a confirming or being confirmed; corroboration; ratification; verification
  2. something that confirms or proves
    1. a Christian ceremony variously viewed as a sacrament conferring a special help of the Holy Spirit or as a nonsacramental rite admitting to full church membership
    2. ☆ a Jewish ceremony in which young people reaffirm their belief in the basic spiritual and ethical concepts of Judaism

Etymology: ME & OFr confirmacion < L confirmatio < pp. of confirmare

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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