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)

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

Descendants

• English: confirmation

References

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