konfirmacja

See also: konfirmacją

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English confirmation, French confirmation, German Konfirmation, ultimately from Latin cōnfirmātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔn.firˈmat͡s.ja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡sja
  • Syllabification: kon‧fir‧mac‧ja

Noun

konfirmacja f

  1. confirmation (verification that something is true or has happened)
    Synonym: potwierdzenie
  2. (logic) confirmation (procedure leading to confirmation of the truth of a given sentence)
  3. (Protestantism) confirmation (ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18)
  4. (Judaism) bar mitzvah (Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys)
    Synonym: bar micwa
  5. (Roman Catholicism) confirmation (sacrament)
    Hypernym: bierzmowanie

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • konfirmacyjny
nouns
verb
  • konfirmować impf

Further reading

  • konfirmacja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • konfirmacja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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