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English to English noun
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additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct |  | Example: fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
source: wordnet30
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information that confirms or verifies |  | source: wordnet30
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making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it |  | Example: the ratification of the treaty confirmation of the appointment
source: wordnet30
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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 |  | source: wordnet30
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a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church |  | source: wordnet30
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The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment. |  | source: webster1913
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