English word confirmation comes from Latin firmo (I make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify.), Latin con-, Slovak -ovka, Slovak birm
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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firmo | Latin (lat) | I make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify. |
con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
-ovka | Slovak (slk) | |
birm | Slovak (slk) | |
confirmo | Latin (lat) | (by extension) I demonstrate, corroborate, support, prove or confirm the truth of something; assert, affirm.. I encourage, animate, embolden; persuade.. I make firm, establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm. |
confirmatus | Latin (lat) | |
confirmatio | Latin (lat) | Confirmation, verification. Corroboration. |
confirmacion | Old French (fro) | |
confirmation | English (en) | A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches. A verification that something has happened. An official indicator that things will happen as planned. |