confirmation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌkʰɑɱ.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌkʰɒɱ.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation US: con‧fir‧ma‧tion, UK: con‧firm‧a‧tion

Noun[edit]

confirmation (countable and uncountable, plural confirmations)

  1. An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
    We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
  2. A verification that something is true or has happened.
    The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
    • 1999 March 20, Natalie Angiers, The Guardian:
      They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data.
    • 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:
      The thing is, we've even had formal confirmation from Government itself that the crucial research required to make such sweeping claims hasn't been done!
  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. (law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiōnem.

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Noun[edit]

confirmation f (plural confirmations)

  1. confirmation (all senses)

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Interlingua[edit]

Noun[edit]

confirmation (plural confirmationes)

  1. confirmation, verification

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

confirmation

  1. Alternative form of confirmacioun