Online English Dictionary

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

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