·noun That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
II. Confirmation ·noun The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an Appointment.
III. Confirmation ·noun A rite supplemental to baptism, by which a person is admitted, through the laying on of the hands of a bishop, to the full privileges of the church, as in the Roman Catholic, the Episcopal Church, ·etc.
IV. Confirmation ·noun A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voidable, or by which a particular estate is increased; a contract, express or implied, by which a person makes that firm and binding which was before voidable.