a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church | making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it |
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 | |
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | |
information that confirms or verifies | |
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it | |