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1. Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
   "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
   - verification, check, substantiation
    
2. Information that confirms or verifies
    
3. Making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
   "confirmation of the appointment"
   - 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

Derived forms: confirmations

See also: confirm

Type of: agreement, cogent evidence, info, information, proof, religious ceremony, religious ritual, sacrament

Encyclopedia: Confirmation