From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Christianityconfirmationcon‧fir‧ma‧tion /ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən $ ˌkɑːnfər-/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまるAWL noun [countable, uncountable]1SAY/STATEa statement, document etc that says that something is definitely trueconfirmation ofThere has still been no official confirmation of the report.confirmation thatverbal confirmation that payment has been made2CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYa letter etc that tells you that an arrangement, date, time etc is now definiteMost hotels require confirmation from a prospective guest in writing.3RRCa religiousceremony in which someone is made a full member of the ChristianChurchExamples from the Corpusconfirmation• The development of the law along these lines is recent and confirmation of it by an augustCommission is ominous.• The matter seemed to liebeyond the pale of any definitiveconfirmation.• I'm still waiting for confirmation from the travelagency about my tickets.• Powell was equally reassuring and calming in his Senateconfirmationtestimony.• Earl Robert stood tranquilly where he was, and bowed away the necessity for any such confirmation.• Such confirmations merely indicate that some theory that was well established and regarded as unproblematic has been successfully applied once again.• The guilty finding and sentence are subject to confirmation.• Your written confirmation includes an invoice for the balancedue.confirmation that• The political Greens took it as confirmation thatindustrial society was indeed not sustainable.• McCarthy supplied the first confirmation that the hostages are still alive.• Graham looked towards Laidlaw for confirmation that it was Barak.• Hearing confirmation that a trustedemployee had indeed turned thief, she had gripped the chair-arms in white knuckledrage.• There has been no official confirmation that the documents are genuine, although sourcessuggest that they are.• The Warranties generally require confirmation that a state of affairsexist at a certain date, eg Completion.• Seekconfirmation that the other party understands your meaning.• It was confirmation that I was on the right road-at last.• All this contest provided was confirmation that this team is nowhere near what it claimed to be, and fadingfast.