Confirmation vs. Conformation

Confirmation vs. Conformation — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Confirmation and Conformation

Confirmationnoun

An official indicator that things will happen as planned.

We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.

Conformationnoun

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

Confirmationnoun

A verification that something is true or has happened.

The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.

Conformationnoun

The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.

Confirmationnoun

A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.

Conformationnoun

(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.

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Confirmationnoun

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct;

fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory

Conformationnoun

a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing

Confirmationnoun

information that confirms or verifies

Conformationnoun

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline);

he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke

Confirmationnoun

making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it;

the ratification of the treatyconfirmation of the appointment

Conformationnoun

acting according to certain accepted standards

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Confirmationnoun

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

Confirmationnoun

a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church