- confirmation, verification, check, substantiation - additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
--1 is a kind of proof, cogent evidence
--1 has particulars:bed check; crosscheck; parity check, redundant check, odd-even check; checksum Derived forms: verb confirm2, verb confirm1 - confirmation - information that confirms or verifies
--2 is a kind of information, info
--2 has particulars:reinforcement, reenforcement; documentation, certification, corroboration Derived forms: verb confirm2, verb confirm1 - ratification, confirmation - making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"
--3 is a kind of agreement; approval, commendation
Derived form: verb confirm4 - confirmation - 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
--4 is a kind of religious ceremony, religious ritual
- confirmation - a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
--5 is a kind of sacrament
- confirmation - a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church