Confirmation - Definition
confirmation
n 1: additional proof that something that was believed (some
fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided
further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn:
confirmation, verification, check, substantiation]
2: information that confirms or verifies
3: making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming
it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the
appointment" [syn: ratification, confirmation]
4: 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
5: a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation
in the church