formal approval; proof; verification; coming of age ceremony (Christianity, Judaism)
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Confirmation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.
The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.
(n.)
That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA 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.
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. their blood is shed in confirmation of the noblest claim.
2. that which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony. trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.
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. 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. ook.
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.
confirmation
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1. additional proof that something that was believed is true; "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
Noun
1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
(synonym) verification, check, substantiation
(hypernym) proof, cogent evidence
(hyponym) bed check
(derivation) confirm, reassert
2. information that confirms or verifies
(hypernym) information, info
(hyponym) reinforcement, reenforcement
(derivation) confirm, reassert
3. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"
(synonym) ratification
(hypernym) agreement
(derivation) confirm
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
(hypernym) religious ceremony, religious ritual
5. a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
(hypernym) sacrament
Confirmation Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
The written statement that follows any "trade" in the securities markets. Confirmation is issued immediately after a trade is executed. It spells out settlement date, terms, commission, etc.
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A written notification from a broker to a client specifying the details of a securities' transaction
Confirmation Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Giving each learner knowledge of the results of each exercise throughout the instructional process. This reinforces or rewards the learner during the entire learning situation.
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Confirmation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Confirmation is a rite of initiation in Christian churches,(although in the Church of England and similar denominations it can be simply viewed as a reinstating of one's beliefs) normally carried out through anointing and/or the laying on of hands and prayer for the purpose of bestowing the Gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Confirmation Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
A contract by which that which was voidable is made firm and unavoidable. A species of conveyance.
When a contract has been entered into by a stranger without authority, he in whose name it has been made may, by his own act, confirm it; or if the contract be made by the party himself in an informal and voidable manner, he may in a more formal manner confirm and render it valid; and in that event it will take effect, as between the parties, from the original making. To make a valid confirmation, the party must be apprised of his rights, and where there has been a fraud in the transaction, he must be aware of it and intend to confirm his contract.
A confirmation of an estate is said to be 'a conveyance of an estate or right in esse, whereby a voidable estate is made sure and unavoidable; or where a particular estate is increased.'
The first part of this definition may be illustrated by the following case where a person lets land to another for the term of his life, who lets the same to another for forty years, by force of which he is in possession; if the lessor for life confirms the estate of the tenant for years by deed, and afterwards the tenant for life dies during the term; this deed will operate as a confirmation of the term for years. As to the latter branch of the definition; whenever a confirmation operates by way of increasing the estate, it is similar in every respect to a release that operates by way of enlargement, for there must be privity of estate and proper words of limitation. The proper technical words of a confirmation are, ratify and confirm; although it is usual and prudent to insert also the words given and granted.
A confirmation does not strengthen a void estate. For confirmation may make a voidable or defeasible estate good, but cannot operate on an estate void in law. The canon law agrees with this rule and hence the maxim, qui confirmat nihil dat.
An infant is said to confirm his acts performed during infancy when, after coming to full age, be expressly approves of them or does acts from which such confirmation way be implied.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.When a contract has been entered into by a stranger without authority, he in whose name it has been made may, by his own act, confirm it; or if the contract be made by the party himself in an informal and voidable manner, he may in a more formal manner confirm and render it valid; and in that event it will take effect, as between the parties, from the original making. To make a valid confirmation, the party must be apprised of his rights, and where there has been a fraud in the transaction, he must be aware of it and intend to confirm his contract.
A confirmation of an estate is said to be 'a conveyance of an estate or right in esse, whereby a voidable estate is made sure and unavoidable; or where a particular estate is increased.'
The first part of this definition may be illustrated by the following case where a person lets land to another for the term of his life, who lets the same to another for forty years, by force of which he is in possession; if the lessor for life confirms the estate of the tenant for years by deed, and afterwards the tenant for life dies during the term; this deed will operate as a confirmation of the term for years. As to the latter branch of the definition; whenever a confirmation operates by way of increasing the estate, it is similar in every respect to a release that operates by way of enlargement, for there must be privity of estate and proper words of limitation. The proper technical words of a confirmation are, ratify and confirm; although it is usual and prudent to insert also the words given and granted.
A confirmation does not strengthen a void estate. For confirmation may make a voidable or defeasible estate good, but cannot operate on an estate void in law. The canon law agrees with this rule and hence the maxim, qui confirmat nihil dat.
An infant is said to confirm his acts performed during infancy when, after coming to full age, be expressly approves of them or does acts from which such confirmation way be implied.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
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Confirmation Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
resurrection, or confirmation, or revenge, of the Lord
confirmation, or revenge, of the people
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About