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Confirmation

ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn

Confirmation definitions

noun

Inflections:

confirmation confirmations

the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed

"high unemployment figures were further confirmation that the economy was in recession"

Synonyms:
corroboration verification proof testimony endorsement authentication substantiation justification vindication support evidence ratification approval authorization validation sanction endorsement formalization certification accreditation recognition acceptance
(in the Christian Church) the rite at which a baptized person, especially one baptized as an infant, affirms Christian belief and is admitted as a full member of the Church

"the kind of joy mixed with tears one finds at weddings and confirmations"
- the Jewish ceremony of bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah