confirmation

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.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌkʰɑɱ.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌkʰɒɱ.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation US: con‧fir‧ma‧tion, UK: con‧firm‧a‧tion

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

4. (law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.

From Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiōnem.

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confirmation f (plural confirmations)

1. confirmation (all senses)

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

confirmation (plural confirmationes)

1. confirmation, verification

confirmation

1. Alternative form of confirmacioun