English Explanatory Dictionary

confirmation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
  2. A verification that something is true or has happened.
  3. 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.
  4. An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [ˌkʰɑɱ.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [ˌkʰɒɱ.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confirmation.wav /kənfə(ɾ)ˈmeʃən/

Word forms

confirmation confirmations

Etymology

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.

Related words

confirm confirmational

Derived words

autoconfirmation confirmation bias confirmation name deconfirmation delivery confirmation disconfirmation gender confirmation surgery nonconfirmation preconfirmation reconfirmation
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