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confirmation
[kon-fer-mey-shuhn]
noun
an act or instance of confirming, or of establishing someone or something, as by verifying, approving, or corroborating.
The study is an attempt at the scientific confirmation of previous anecdotal results.
The nomination and confirmation of this candidate as Court of Appeals Judge is a step in the right direction.
Religion.
a rite in some Christian churches, in which baptized individuals profess their faith, are accorded status as full members, and, in some denominations, receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
a solemn ceremony among Reform and certain Conservative Jews, admitting young people to adult membership in the Jewish community after completion of a prescribed course of study.
something that confirms, confirm, as a corroborative statement or piece of evidence.
His birth certificate served as confirmation of his citizenship.
confirmation
/ ˌɒԴəˈɪʃə /
noun
the act of confirming
something that confirms; verification
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
(in the philosophy of science) the relationship between an observation and the theory which it supposedly renders more probable Compare hypothetico-deductive
Other 51Թ Forms
- confirmational adjective
- nonconfirmation noun
- preconfirmation noun
- reconfirmation noun
- self-confirmation noun
- superconfirmation noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of confirmation1
Example Sentences
While the staff at the temple heard about the crash early on, news of the casualties only came through afterwards and confirmation came from Mr Avaiya's friends.
Without confirmation either way, reviewers have batted the book around an ethical blank space.
The former South Dakota governor would have some reason to recognize Padilla, since he questioned her during her Senate confirmation hearing.
It’s hard to imagine she didn’t recognize Padilla, who served on her confirmation committee and is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety.
There has been no official confirmation yet on the number of casualties.
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