confirmation
English Thesaurus
1. a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | sacrament, |
| definition | : | a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction (noun.act) |
2. 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 (noun.act)
3. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | cogent evidence, proof, |
| definition | : | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | bed check, |
| definition | : | a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | crosscheck, |
| definition | : | an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | checksum, |
| definition | : | a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage (noun.cognition) |
4. information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | info, information, |
| definition | : | a message received and understood (noun.communication) |
5. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | agreement, |
| definition | : | the verbal act of agreeing (noun.communication) |
6. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | verify, |
| definition | : | confirm the truth of (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | confirm, reassert, |
| definition | : | strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | check, |
| definition | : | make an examination or investigation (verb.social) |
7. information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | confirm, reassert, |
| definition | : | strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication) |
8. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | ratify, sign, |
| definition | : | approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | confirm, |
| definition | : | support a person for a position (verb.social) |
9. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | verify, |
| definition | : | confirm the truth of (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | confirm, reassert, |
| definition | : | strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | check, |
| definition | : | make an examination or investigation (verb.social) |
10. information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | confirm, reassert, |
| definition | : | strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication) |
11. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | ratify, sign, |
| definition | : | approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | confirm, |
| definition | : | support a person for a position (verb.social) |
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