Definition:
- (n.) The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.
- (n.) That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
Compare confirmation with other words:
confirmation vs. consent
agreement vs. confirmation
confirmation vs. correspondence
confirmation vs. declaration
confirmation vs. endorsement
confirmation vs. confirmatory
chrismatory vs. confirmation
confirmation vs. consignation
certificate vs. confirmation
configuration vs. confirmation
confirmation vs. substantiation
check vs. confirmation
confirmation vs. content
confirmation vs. conformation
affirmation vs. confirmation
confirmation vs. novice
catechize vs. confirmation
catechist vs. confirmation
confirmation vs. imposition
confirmation vs. pending
approval vs. confirmation
chrism vs. confirmation
catechumen vs. confirmation
confirmation vs. validation
confirmation vs. confirmed
confirmation vs. establishment
attestation vs. confirmation
confirmation vs. corroboration
anointing vs. confirmation
confirm vs. confirmation
confirmation vs. sacrament
confirmation vs. real
bishop vs. confirmation
affirmative vs. confirmation