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confirmational

confirmational

8.3
Relating to the Christian ceremony when someone becomes a full church member
  • adjective
  • /kənˈfɜr.məˌneɪ.əl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : confirmacional
  • She wore a white dress to her confirmational ceremony at the cathedral.

Examples

  • The church held a confirmational service for the teenagers last Sunday.

  • Many young people attend confirmational classes each year.

  • The bishop delivered a special confirmational message to the new members.

  • The church held a confirmational service last Sunday.

  • The church held a confirmational service for the teenagers last Sunday.

  • She wore a white dress to her confirmational ceremony at the cathedral.

  • The bishop delivered a special confirmational message to the new members.

Synonyms

sacramental
vsconfirmational
10 8.7

Connected with religious ceremonies like baptism or communion

is specific to the rite that admits a person into full church membership

How Religious

religious
∞ 2.7
sacramental
10 8.7
confirmational
  • Jargon
8.3
liturgical
16 8.5
secular
143 4.7

Surface Forms

confirmational positive

Morphology

confirmational = confirmation (transparent) = confirm + ation + al

The adjective is formed regularly from 'confirmation' with '-al' to mean 'relating to confirmation'.

Etymology

Confirmational comes from the verb confirm, which comes from the Latin confirmare meaning 'to make firm', and is related to the common English word firm. In the church, a confirmational service is the rite of 'confirmation' where someone is made a firm, full member, so the word names that ceremony.