confirmation
nounUS /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ · UK /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
- We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
- The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
- They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data.1999 March 20, Natalie Angiers, The Guardian:
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- 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:
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:
Law An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
- Synonyms
- roboration, corroboration
- Derived terms
- autoconfirmation, confirmation bias, confirmation name, deconfirmation, delivery confirmation, disconfirmation, gender confirmation surgery, nonconfirmation, preconfirmation, reconfirmation
- Related terms
- confirm, confirmational