confirmacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

confermacioun, confirmacion, confirmacyon, confirmacyoun, confirmation, confyrmacioun, confyrmacyon

Etymology

From Old French confirmacion, from Latin confirmātiō; equivalent to confermen +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔnfirˌmaːsiˈuːn/, /kɔnfirˈmaːsjun/

Noun

confirmacioun (uncountable)

confirmation (approval or recognition)
confirmation (verification or proof)
(Christianity) The sacrament of confirmation.

Descendants

English: confirmation

References

“confirmāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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