Confirmation
Definition of Confirmation
Con`fir`ma´tion | n. | 1. | The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment. | | 2. | That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony. | | 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. | | 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. |
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