confirmation

confirmation (http://definr.com/confirmation)

     n 1: additional proof that something that was believed is true;
          "fossils provided further confirmation of the
          evolutionary theory" [syn: verification, check, substantiation]
     2: information that confirms or verifies
     3: making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming
        it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the
        appointment" [syn: ratification]
     4: 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
     5: a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full
        participation in the church