ALL meanings of confirmation
con·fir·ma·tion
C c - noun confirmation the act of confirming 3
- noun confirmation something that confirms; verification 3
- noun confirmation a rite in several Christian churches that confirms a baptized person in his or her faith and admits him or her to full participation in the church 3
- noun confirmation (in the philosophy of science) the relationship between an observation and the theory which it supposedly renders more probable 3
- noun confirmation a confirming or being confirmed; corroboration; ratification; verification 3
- noun confirmation something that confirms or proves 3
- noun confirmation 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 3
- noun confirmation a Jewish ceremony in which young people reaffirm their belief in the basic spiritual and ethical concepts of Judaism 3
- noun confirmation The action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed. 1
- noun confirmation verification 1
- noun confirmation religion 1
- noun confirmation document 1
- noun confirmation the act of confirming. 1
- noun confirmation the state of being confirmed. 1
- noun confirmation something that confirms, as a corroborative statement or piece of evidence: His birth certificate served as confirmation of his citizenship. 1
- noun 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 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
- noun confirmation An official indicator that things will happen as planned. 0
- noun confirmation Verification that something has happened. 0
- noun confirmation A sacrament of sealing and strengthening in many Christian Churches, often including a ceremony of anointing. 0