confirmation

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English

Etymology

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

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

Noun

confirmation (countable and uncountable, plural confirmations)

1. An official indicator that things will happen as planned.

2. A verification that something is true or has happened.
4. 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.
5. (law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.

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Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

confirmation f (plural confirmations)

1. confirmation (all senses)

Further reading

• “confirmation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Noun

confirmation (plural confirmationes)

1. confirmation, verification

Middle English

Noun

confirmation

1. Alternative form of confirmacioun