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'''Confirmation''' is an informal term for the [[Senate]] giving "Advice and Consent" to a presidential nomination for an executive or judicial position.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/confirmation.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
'''Confirmation''' is a [[Christian]] religious [[ceremony]] or [[rite]] in which a [[baptism|baptised]] person reaffirms his faith after instruction in the doctrines of his church. In most Western churches where Confirmation is considered a [[sacrament]] or a sacramental, the usual age of the confirmand is between 11 and 16, at which time he is considered capable of making a mature decision concerning the faith. In Eastern Christianity, however, Confirmation (called Chrismation) follows soon after the reception of [[infant baptism]].
Confirmation is not practiced within Protestant churches which teach that baptism should be performed after salvation. Some [[high church]] Protestant denominations, such as Anglican, Lutheran, and Methodists, practice a version of confirmation.
The various Rites of the [[Catholic Church]] teach the doctrine that the Sacrament of Confirmation is the normal form of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit which by the laying on of the hands of a bishop and anointing with ''[[chrism]]'' confers the seven-fold grace of the Holy Spirit as listed in Isaiah 11:2-3a: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude (might), knowledge, piety (godliness) and fear of the Lord ([[Douay-Rheims]] version).
==Secular confirmation (Confirmation hearings)==
'''Confirmation''' is also an informal term for the [[Senate]] giving "Advice and Consent" to a presidential nomination for an executive or judicial position.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/confirmation.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
==See also==
* [[Ex opere operato and ex opere operantis]]
* [[Sacrament]]s in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]
** [[Baptism]]
** [[Eucharist]] - First Holy Communion
** [[Confession]]
** Confirmation
** [[Holy Orders]] for [[Priest]]s and [[Monk]]s
** [[Marriage]]
** [[Anointing of the Sick]]
* [[Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit]]
* [[Fruits of the Holy Spirit]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Catholic Church Sacraments]]
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[[Category:Christian Rites]]
[[Category:Oaths]]
[[Category:United States Senate Terms]]
[[Category:United States Senate Terms]]