non-confirmation

non--con·fir·ma·tion

N n

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te kon-fer-mey-shuh n]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te kon-fer-mey-shuh n]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of non-confirmation word

noun non-confirmation the act of confirming. 1
noun non-confirmation the state of being confirmed. 1
noun non-confirmation something that confirms, as a corroborative statement or piece of evidence: His birth certificate served as confirmation of his citizenship. 1
noun non-confirmation a rite administered to baptized persons, in some churches as a sacrament for confirming and strengthening the recipient in the Christian faith, in others as a rite without sacramental character by which the recipient is admitted to full communion with the church. 1
noun non-confirmation a solemn ceremony among Reform and certain Conservative Jews that is held in the synagogue, usually on Shavuoth, to admit formally as adult members of the Jewish community Jewish boys and girls 14 to 16 years of age who have successfully completed a prescribed course of study in Judaism. 1

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English < Latin confirmātiōn- stem of confirmātiō. See confirm, -ation

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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