confirmation
noun
[ kɒnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed.
• "high unemployment figures were further confirmation that the economy was in recession"
Similar:
corroboration,
verification,
proof,
testimony,
endorsement,
authentication,
substantiation,
justification,
vindication,
support,
evidence,
ratification,
approval,
authorization,
validation,
sanction,
formalization,
certification,
accreditation,
recognition,
acceptance,
agreement to,
consent to,
• (in the Christian Church) the rite at which a baptized person, especially one baptized as an infant, affirms Christian belief and is admitted as a full member of the Church.
• "the kind of joy mixed with tears one finds at weddings and confirmations"
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin confirmatio(n- ), from confirmare ‘make firm, establish’ (see confirm).
