English-Thai Dictionary

confirmation

N การ ยืนยัน  proving ratification kan-yuen-yan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFIRMATION

n. 1. The act of confirming or establishing; a fixing, settling, establishing or making more certain or firm; establishment.
In the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye are all partakers of my grace. Philippians 1:7.
2. The act of ratifying; as the confirmation of a promise, covenant, or stipulation.
3. The act of giving new strength; as the confirmation of health.
4. The act of giving new evidence; as the confirmation of opinion or report.
5. That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony; as, this fact or this argument is a confirmation of what was before alleged.
6. In law, an assurance of title, by the conveyance of an estate or right in esse, from one man to another, by which a voidable estate is made sure or unavoidable, or a particular estate is increased, or a possession made perfect.
7. In church affairs, the act of ratifying the election of an archbishop or bishop, by the king, or by persons of his appointment.
8. The act or ceremony of laying on of hands, in the admission of baptized person to the enjoyment of Christian privileges. The person to be confirmed brings his godfather and godmother, and takes upon himself the baptismal vows. This is practiced in the Greek, Roman, and Episcopal churches.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONFIRMATION

Con `fir *ma "tion, n. Etym: [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. Cowper.

 

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. Shak.

 

3. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: 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. Hook.

 

4. (Law )

 

Defn: A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voliable, 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

confirmation

con fir ma tion |ˌkänfərˈmāSHən ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed: Sylvia received official confirmation of the instructorship. 2 (in the Christian Church ) the rite at which a baptized person, esp. one baptized as an infant, affirms Christian belief and is admitted as a full member of the church. • the Jewish ceremony of bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin confirmatio (n- ), from confirmare ‘make firm, establish ’ (see confirm ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

confirmation

con |firm |ation |kɒnfəˈmeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed: high unemployment figures were further confirmation that the economy was in recession. 2 (in the Christian Church ) the rite at which a baptized person, especially one baptized as an infant, affirms Christian belief and is admitted as a full member of the Church. • the Jewish ceremony of bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin confirmatio (n- ), from confirmare ‘make firm, establish ’ (see confirm ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

confirmation

confirmation noun 1 independent confirmation of the deaths: corroboration, verification, proof, testimony, endorsement, authentication, substantiation, evidence. 2 confirmation of your appointment: ratification, approval, authorization, validation, sanction, endorsement, formalization, accreditation, acceptance.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

confirmation

confirmation noun 1 there was no independent confirmation of the reported deaths: corroboration, verification, proof, testimony, endorsement, authentication, substantiation, justification, vindication, support, evidence. 2 confirmation of your appointment is dependent upon satisfactory performance: ratification, approval, authorization, validation, sanction, endorsement, formalization, certification, accreditation, recognition, acceptance; agreement to, consent to.

 

French Dictionary

confirmation

confirmation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de confirmer; son résultat. : La confirmation de l ’arrivée de Léa. 2 Sacrement de l ’Église catholique donné par l ’évêque.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

confirmation

con fir ma tion /kɑ̀nfə r méɪʃ (ə )n |kɔ̀n -/名詞 U C 1 確認, 確証 ; «…という » 裏づけ «that 節 » ; 批准, 承認 .2 (約束 日時などの )確認書 .3 〘キリスト教 〙堅信礼 〘信仰告白をして教会員になる儀式 〙; 〘ユダヤ教 〙成人の儀式 .～́ h è aring ｟米 ｠〘政 〙指名承認公聴会 .