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noun
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A verification that something is true or has happened.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sacrament
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: religious ceremony, religious ritual
noun
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: verification, check, substantiation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: proof, cogent evidence
Narrower terms: bed check, crosscheck, parity check, redundancy check, odd-even check, checksum
noun
information that confirms or verifies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: information, info
Narrower terms: reinforcement, reenforcement, documentation, certification, corroboration
noun
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ratification
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agreement
History
From Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, noun of process from cōnfirmātus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of cōnfirmāre, from con- (“with”) + firmāre (“to firm or strengthen”). Morphologically confirm + -ation.
Across languages
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