CONFIRMATION
Scrabble letter values: C3O1N1F4I1R1M3A1T1I1O1N1 = 19
Definition
- noun additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct. — synonyms: verification, check, substantiation
- noun information that confirms or verifies.
- noun making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it. — synonyms: ratification
- noun 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 a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church.
Examples
- “fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory”
- “the ratification of the treaty”
- “confirmation of the appointment”