confirmation

Noun
  1. Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (synset 105833569)
    "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
    is a type of: cogent evidence, proof - any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
    subtypes:
    • bed check - a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
    • crosscheck - an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
    • odd-even check, parity check, redundancy check - a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
    • checksum - a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
    same as: check, substantiation, verification
  2. Information that confirms or verifies (synset 106662815)
    is a type of: info, information - a message received and understood
    subtypes:
  3. Making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it (synset 107194603)
    "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"
    is a type of: agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
    same as: ratification
  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 (synset 101040927)
    is a type of: religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning
  5. A sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church (synset 101040793)
    is a type of: sacrament - a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction

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