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confirmations

confirmations is the plural of confirmation.

Meaning of confirmation

Noun

confirmation (countable and uncountable, plural confirmations)

  1. An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
    • We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
    Synonyms:
    roboration
  2. A verification that something is true or has happened.
    • The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
  3. A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
    • You got a nice white dress / and a party on your confirmation. / You've got a brand new soul, / mm, and a cross of gold.1977, “Only the Good Die Young”, in Billy Joel (music), The Stranger
  4. An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.

Phrases with confirmations

Questions about confirmations

What is confirmations the plural of?
Confirmations is the plural of confirmation.

Words near confirmations in the dictionary

  1. confirmational
  2. confirmationally
  3. confirmationism
  4. confirmationist
  5. confirmationists
  6. confirmations
  7. confirmative
  8. confirmatively
  9. confirmativity
  10. confirmator
  11. confirmatorily

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