- (n.) 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.
- (n.) That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
- (n.) The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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