confirmation synonyms

confirmation

n.

  1. The act of confirming

    ratification, proving, authentication, corroboration, verification, support, endorsement, sanction, sanctioning, authorization, substantiation, affirmation, acknowledgment, acceptance, passage, validation, certification, approval, attestation, assent, accord, avowal, admission, recognition, proof, evidence, witness, visa, nod, consent, testimony, agreement, corroborative statement, documentation, backing, circumstantiation, reinforcement, establishment; see also agreement 1, 3, proof 1.

    Antonyms annulment, cancellation*, disapproval*, denial. *

  2. A sacrament

    rite, consecration, liturgy; see ceremony 2, sacrament 1.

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