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Confirmatory vs Confirmation - What's the difference?

confirmatory | confirmation |

As an adjective confirmatory

is serving to confirm something.

As a noun confirmation is

an official indicator that things will happen as planned.

confirmatory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving to confirm something.
  • 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. }}