confirmation

== 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] (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌkʰɒɱ.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation US: con‧fir‧ma‧tion, UK: con‧firm‧a‧tion === Noun === confirmation (countable and uncountable, plural confirmations) An official indicator that things will happen as planned. A verification that something is true or has happened. 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. (law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate. ==== Synonyms ==== (indicator): roboration (obs.) (verification): corroboration; roboration (obs.) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === confirmation f (plural confirmations) 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) confirmation, verification == Middle English == === Noun === confirmation alternative form of confirmacioun