preconfirmation
English
editEtymology 1
editpre- + confirmation
Adjective
editpreconfirmation (not comparable)
- Prior to confirmation.
- 2015 July 9, Stephen Holden, “Review: ‘Stations of the Cross,’ a Portrait of Religious Fervor”, in New York Times[1]:
- In the opening scene, he drills her preconfirmation class on church doctrine and calls the students “warriors of faith.”
Etymology 2
editpreconfirm + -ation
Noun
editpreconfirmation (countable and uncountable, plural preconfirmations)
- confirmation in advance