confirmation

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒnfəˈmeɪʃən/
• 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.

   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.

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.
   • 1977, Billy Joel (music), “Only the Good Die Young”, in The Stranger:

     You got a nice white dress / and a party on your confirmation. / You've got a brand new soul, / mm, and a cross of gold.

Etymology

From Old French confirmacion, from Latin confirmatio

Noun

confirmation f (plural confirmations)

1. confirmation (all senses)