Meaning of confirmation

Definition of confirmation

(noun) additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
information that confirms or verifies
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"
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
a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church

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