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confirmation

n. நிலைநாட்டுதல், வலுப்படுத்துதல், உறுதிப்பாடு, சான்றுகொண்டு மெய்ப்பித்தல், வலியுறுத்தும் சான்று, திருக்கோயிலில் ஒருவருக்குச் செய்யப்படும் தீக்கைச் சடங்கு.


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Con`fir*ma"tion, n. Etym: [F. confirmation, L. confirmatio.] 1. The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim. Cowper. 2. That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony. Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ. Shak. 3. (Eccl.) Defn: 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. This ordinance is called confirmation, because they who duly receive it are confirmed or strengthened for the fulfillment of their Christian duties, by the grace therein bestowed upon them. Hook. 4. (Law) Defn: A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voliable, 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.


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