confirmation
confirmation Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed; verification, proof, or corroboration that a statement, belief, or report is true.
"The scientists are waiting for independent confirmation of their experimental results before publishing the study."
An official statement, document, or message acknowledging that a reservation, appointment, order, or legal appointment has been finalized and approved.
"Once you complete the online payment, you will receive a booking confirmation by email within a few minutes."
A religious rite or sacrament in Christian churches and in branches of Judaism through which a baptized person or adolescent affirms their faith and is admitted to full membership in the religious community.
"Our whole extended family gathered at the parish church on Sunday to celebrate my cousin's confirmation."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 14th century from Old French confirmacion, from Latin confirmatio ('a securing, establishing, or verifying'), a noun of action from confirmare ('to make firm, strengthen, or establish'), formed from com- (intensive prefix) and firmus ('strong, steadfast').