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confirmation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌkʰɑɱ.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˌkʰɒɱ.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
• /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
   • We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
2. (countable, uncountable) A verification that something is true or has happened.
   • 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! 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:
   • They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data. 1999 March 20, Natalie Angiers, The Guardian:
   • The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.
   • 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. 1977, “Only the Good Die Young”, in Billy Joel (music), The Stranger:
4. (countable, uncountable) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.

Forms

Deriveds

preconfirmation · disconfirmation · confirmation name · confirmation bias · geoconfirmation · confirmationism · reconfirmation · confirmationist · autoconfirmation · deconfirmation · delivery confirmation · nonconfirmation · gender confirmation surgery

Relateds

confirm · confirmational

Synonyms

roboration (indicator) · corroboration (verification) · roboration (verification)

Translations (143)

ru подтвержде́ние (verification) · hi प्रतिज्ञापन (verification) · enm confirmacioun (verification) · cmn 確認 /确认 (indicator) · ga diongbháil (verification) · ja コンファーム (indicator) · ar تَأْكِيد (indicator) · nl confirmatie (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · pl potwierdzenie (indicator) · bg конфирма́ция (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · sl potrditev (indicator) · tl patotoo (verification) · ru конфирма́ция (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · bg потвържде́ние (indicator) · enm confirmacioun (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · id konfirmasi (verification) · cs potvrzení (indicator) · nn konfirmasjon (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · enm confermynge (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ja 堅信 (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · pt crisma (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · he אִשּׁוּר \ אישור (verification) · mk потврдување (verification) · fi vahvistus (verification) · ms penetapan (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ko 확인 (indicator) · nl bevestiging (verification) · da konfirmation (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ca confirmació (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · de Bestätigung (indicator) · nrf confirmâtion (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · is ferming (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · gd daingneachadh (indicator) · nrf confirmâtion (indicator) · uk конфірма́ція (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ca confirmació (indicator) · ro confirmare (verification) · de Firmung (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · enm confermement (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · cy bedydd esgob (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · es confirmación (indicator) · sk konfirmácia (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · sv bekräftelse (indicator) · hi प्रतिज्ञापन (indicator) · nl bevestiging (indicator) · he אִשּׁוּר \ אישור (indicator) · be мірапама́занне (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · fr vérification (verification) · tl patotoo (indicator) · de Konfirmation (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · enm confirmacioun (indicator) · mi whakaūnga (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · it cresima (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · sk birmovanie (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · tl patutoo (indicator) · ckb کۆنفیرماسیۆن (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ga cóineartú (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · uk підтве́рдження (verification) · ja 堅信礼 (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · sk birmovka (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · pt confirmação (indicator) · lt patvirtinimas (indicator) · tl pagkukumpil (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · gd daingneachadh (verification) · da bekræftelse (indicator) · ko 견신 (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · tl kumpil (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ro confirmare (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · sv bekräftelse (verification) · es confirmación (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · mk потврда (indicator) · fi konfirmaatio (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ja 確認 (indicator) · de Bestätigung (verification) · pl bierzmowanie (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · el επιβεβαίωση (indicator) · sv konfirmation (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · pl konfirmacja (verification) · it verifica (verification) · ca confirmació (verification) · nrf confirmâtion (verification) · nb konfirmasjon (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · sv konfirmation (indicator) · hu visszaigazolás (indicator) · et kinnitus (indicator) · ru миропома́зание (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · cs biřmování (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · pt confirmação (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · lv apstiprinājums (verification) · eo konfirmacio (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · tr konfirmasyon (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · hy հաստատում (indicator) · hu megerősítés (verification) · ru подтвержде́ние (indicator) · id krisma (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · hu bérmálás (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · pl konfirmacja (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · nb bekreftelse (indicator) · vi sự xác nhận (indicator) · ko 컨펌 (indicator) · fr confirmation (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ms pengesahan (verification) · ko 견신례 (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · et kinnitus (verification) · ro confirmare (indicator) · sh pȍtvrda (indicator) · fa تایید (verification) · mt griżma tal-isqof (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · fi vahvistus (indicator) · uk миропома́зання (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · sv konfirmation (verification) · la confirmatio (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · pt confirmação (verification) · hy հաստատում (verification) · cs potvrzení (verification) · ar سِرّ المَيْرُون (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · tl patutoo (verification) · mk миропомазание (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · es confirmación (verification) · id penguatan (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ms penguatan (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · nl vormsel (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · be канфірма́цыя (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · sh по̏тврда (indicator) · it conferma (indicator) · bg потвържде́ние (verification) · fr confirmation (verification) · cmn 堅信禮 /坚信礼 (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · hu konfirmáció (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · uk підтве́рдження (indicator) · grc βεβαίωσις (indicator) · sk potrvdenie (indicator) · nds-de Konfirmatschoon (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · uz tasdiqlash (indicator) · mi karakia whakaū (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · pl potwierdzenie (verification) · be пацвярджэ́нне (indicator) · it conferma (verification) · tr kiliseye kabul töreni (Christian ceremony or sacrament) · ota تأیید (verification) · fr confirmation (indicator) · be пацвярджэ́нне (verification) · lv apstiprinājums (indicator)