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confirmation

/ confirmation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
Type of:
sacrament
noun Sense 2
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
Type of:
religious ceremony religious ritual
noun Sense 3
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
"fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
Type of:
proof cogent evidence
Kinds of:
bed check crosscheck parity check redundant check odd-even check
Derived:
confirm corroborate sustain substantiate support
noun Sense 4
information that confirms or verifies
Type of:
information info
Kinds of:
reinforcement reenforcement documentation certification corroboration
Derived:
confirm reassert corroborate sustain substantiate
noun Sense 5
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
"the ratification of the treaty"
"confirmation of the appointment"
Type of:
approval commendation agreement
Derived:
confirm sign ratify
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
2
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sacrament religious ceremony religious ritual proof cogent evidence bed check crosscheck parity check redundant check odd-even check information info