the act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.-that which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony.-a rite supplemental to baptism, by which a person is admitted, through the laying on of the hands of a bishop, to the full privileges of the church, as in the roman catholic, the episcopal church, etc.-a conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voidable, or by which a particular estate is increased; a contract, express or implied, by which a person makes that firm and binding which was before voidable.