confirmation

[ kon-fer-mey-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of confirming, or of establishing someone or something, as by verifying, approving, or corroborating:

   The study is an attempt at the scientific confirmation of previous anecdotal results.

   The nomination and confirmation of this candidate as Court of Appeals Judge is a step in the right direction.

2. Religion.
   1. a rite in some Christian churches, in which baptized individuals profess their faith, are accorded status as full members, and, in some denominations, receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
   2. a solemn ceremony among Reform and certain Conservative Jews, admitting young people to adult membership in the Jewish community after completion of a prescribed course of study.
3. something that confirms, confirm, as a corroborative statement or piece of evidence:

   His birth certificate served as confirmation of his citizenship.

confirmation

/ ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of confirming
2. something that confirms; verification
3. a rite in several Christian churches that confirms a baptized person in his or her faith and admits him or her to full participation in the church
4. (in the philosophy of science) the relationship between an observation and the theory which it supposedly renders more probable Compare hypothetico-deductive

Other Words From

• con·fir·ma·tion·al adjective
• non·con·fir·ma·tion noun
• pre·con·fir·ma·tion noun
• re·con·fir·ma·tion noun
• self-con·fir·ma·tion noun
• su·per·con·fir·ma·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of confirmation¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old French and Latin confirmātiōn-, stem of confirmātiō; confirm, -ation

Example Sentences

Her deeply skeptical views of most U.S. foreign policy, including support for Ukraine, sympathy for dictators like Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad in Syria and embrace of various conspiracy theories has earned her many critics who say that she would not pass muster in a Senate confirmation process.

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Gaetz now faces the prospect of Senate hearings as part of his confirmation process.

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However, “I completely trust President Trump’s decision-making on this one,” he continued, saying only that Gaetz would have to address any concerns during his confirmation hearings.

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It is possible that the Republican-led Senate holds confirmation hearings and decides, at the end, to defy their president and reject his pick to take on the “Deep State” and his many “enemies from within.”

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Perhaps Gaetz, now out of a job, will have to settle for a position that doesn’t require Senate confirmation — or a gig on Newsmax.

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Related Words

• acceptance
• admission
• affirmation
• approval
• authorization
• consent
• corroboration
• endorsement
• evidence
• green light
• passage
• recognition
• testimony
• verification