confirmation

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin confirmatio, noun of process from confirmatus (confirmed), perfect passive participle of confirmare, from con- (with) + firmare (to firm or strengthen)

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confirmation (plural confirmations)

  1. An official indicator that things will happen as planned
  2. Verification that something has happened
  3. A sacrament of sealing and strengthening in many Christian Churches, often including a ceremony of anointing

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