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Confirmation vs Confirmance - What's the difference?

confirmation | confirmance |

As nouns the difference between confirmation and confirmance

is that confirmation is confirmation while confirmance is (obsolete) confirmation.

confirmation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An official indicator that things will happen as planned
  • Verification that something has happened
  • A sacrament of sealing and strengthening in many Christian Churches, often including a ceremony of anointing
  • * {{quote-song
    • , year = 1977 , title = (Only the Good Die Young) , composer = (Billy Joel) , album = , passage = You got a nice white dress / and a party on your confirmation . / You've got a brand new soul, / mm, and a cross of gold. }}

    Related terms

    * confirm * confirmational

    confirmance

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) confirmation
    • (Webster 1913)