Found 3 items, similar to Confirmation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: confirmation isbat, pembenaran, penegasan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: confirmation 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: 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] 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Confirmation Confirmation \Con`fir*ma"tion\, n. [F. confirmation, L. confirmatio.] 1. The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment. [1913 Webster] Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony. [1913 Webster] Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Eccl.) A rite supplemental to baptism, by which a person is admitted, through the laying on of the hands of a bishop, to the full privileges of the church, as in the Roman Catholic, the Episcopal Church, etc. [1913 Webster] This ordinance is called confirmation, because they who duly receive it are confirmed or strengthened for the fulfillment of their Christian duties, by the grace therein bestowed upon them. --Hook. [1913 Webster] 4. (Law) A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voidable, or by which a particular estate is increased; a contract, express or implied, by which a person makes that firm and binding which was before voidable. [1913 Webster]