Lectionary Calendar
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Confirmation
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(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.
(3):
(n.) 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.
(4):
(n.) That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Confirmation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/confirmation.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Confirmation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/confirmation.html. 1828.
