Confirmation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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
Framework senses
- §1
- a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
- §2
- 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
- §3
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- §4
- information that confirms or verifies
- §5
- making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it