English
wikipedia|confirmation (disambiguation)
Etymology
From Latin confirmatio, noun of process from perfect passive participle confirmatus, confirmed, from verb confirmare, from con-, with, + firmare, firm or strengthen.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n
Noun
confirmation, plural confirmations
- An official indicator that things will happen as planned
- Verification that something has happened
- A sacrament of sealing and strengthening in many Christian religions, often including a ceremony of anointing
Translations
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Finnish: vahvistus
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Finnish: vahvistus
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Finnish: konfirmaatio
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ttbc|Czech: potvrzenà n <!-- The currently given English definitions are poor or incomplete. -->
ttbc|French: confirmation f
ttbc|Hebrew: ��ש�ר (yshur) m (1,2)
ttbc|Italian: conferma f (1,2), cresima f (3)
ttbc|Latin: confirmatio f
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ttbc|Polish: potwierdzenie n (1,2), bierzmowanie n (3, Catholic)
ttbc|Slovak: potrvdenie n (1, 2), birmovanie n (3, Catholic), birmovka f (4, Catholic), konfirmácia f (3, 4, Lutheran)
ttbc|Spanish: confirmación f
ttbc|Swedish: bekräftelse c (1,2), konfirmation c (3)
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