confirmation

英 [kɒnfə'meɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,kɑnfɚ'meʃən]

• n. 确认；证实；证明；批准

1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct;

"fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"

2. information that confirms or verifies

3. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it;

"the ratification of the treaty"

"confirmation of the appointment"

4. 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

5. a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church