confirmation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
Types & categories
- proof hypernym
- bed check hyponym
- crosscheck hyponym
- parity check hyponym
- checksum hyponym
Related & opposite
- insure derivation
- verify derivation
- substantiate derivation
- reassert derivation
- check derivation
Sense 2 noun
information that confirms or verifies
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- reenforcement hyponym
- documentation hyponym
Related & opposite
- substantiate derivation
- reassert derivation
Sense 3 noun
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
the ratification of the treaty
Types & categories
- agreement hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
Types & categories
- religious ceremony hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
Types & categories
- sacrament hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | insure |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | verify |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | substantiate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reassert |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | check |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | proof |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bed check |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crosscheck |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | parity check |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | checksum |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | substantiate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reassert |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reenforcement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | documentation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | confirm |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | agreement |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | religious ceremony |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sacrament |