confirmation
pronunciation
How to pronounce confirmation in British English:
UK [ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn]
How to pronounce confirmation in American English:
US [ˌkɑːnfərˈmeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- information that confirms or verifies
- making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
- a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
- a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
Word Origin
- confirmation (n.)
- c. 1300, confyrmacyoun, the Church rite, from Old French confirmacion (13c.) "strengthening, confirmation; proof; ratification," from Latin confirmationem (nominative confirmatio) "a securing, establishing; an assurance, encouragement," noun of action from confirmare (see confirm). As a legal action, "verification, proof," from late 14c.; as "action of making sure," from late 15c.
Example
- 1. He looks up at me , hoping for confirmation .
- 2. Absolute confirmation of this must wait a few days .
- 3. So if we can , that is a powerful confirmation of an evolutionary prediction .
- 4. And now comes confirmation from the american think-tank .
- 5. This will be seen by some as confirmation of the damaging effects of britain 's notoriously long hours culture .