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Confirmation

In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands. The ceremony typically involves laying on of hands.

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Scriptural foundation

Christian denominational views

Confirmation name

Repetition of the sacrament or rite

Analogous ceremonies in non-Christian practice

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Confirmation

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Confirmation

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related to Confirmation name · 30
Confirmation → Although, Anglicanism, As, At, Belgium, Catholic Church, Edouard Alexandre, English Reformation, Fire, For, France, French-speaking, George, George Raymond Martin, Henri, However, Ice, In, Italy, King Henry III
related to Scriptural foundation · 28
Confirmation → Acts, After, Apostle Peter, Apostles, Cf, Christ, Church, Ezekiel, Filled, God, Gospel, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, In, In Christianity, Its, Jesus, Joel, John, Later
related to External links · 22
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related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · 18
Confirmation → Baptism, Catholic, Catholics, Christ, Church, Eastern Orthodox, Gift, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Latter-day Saints, LDS Church, Peter, Protestant, The, The Church, Through, When
related to Judaism · 17
Confirmation → Christian, Covenant, In, Israel Jacobson, It, Jewish, Originally, Reform, Reform Jewish, Reform Jews, Reform Judaism, Shavuot, The, They, This, Today, United States
related to Anglican Communion · 14
Confirmation → Article, Baptism, Catechism, Christ, England, Gospel, Holy Eucharist, In Anglicanism, Martin Bucer, Protestant Reformation, Sacraments, Thirty-nine Articles, Thomas Cranmer, Under
related to Repetition of the sacrament or rite · 13
Confirmation → Catholic Church, Easter Vigil, Eastern Christianity, Eastertide, In, It, Lutheran, Lutheran Churches, Lutherans, Protestant, The, The Catholic Church, Trinitarian
related to United Protestant Churches · 12
Confirmation → Australia, Canada, Christ, Christian, Church, In United Protestant Churches, Japan, North India, Pakistan, South India, United Church, Uniting Church
related to Methodist Churches · 11
Confirmation → Articles, Baptism, Britain, Commonly, Gospel, In, Methodist Church, Religion, Sacraments, The Methodist Church, The Methodist Worship Book
related to Secular confirmations · 10
Confirmation → Catholic Churches' Confirmation, Christian, East Germany, Humanist, In, Jugendweihe, Protestant, Protestant German Democratic Republic, Several, Some

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baptism church sacrament rite baptized holy catholic spirit communion chrismation confirmed bishop name eastern churches christ christian first hands age

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Confirmationis arite that often includes a profession of faith by an already baptized person0.90text
Confirmationis aspecial outpouring of the Holy Spirit as once granted to the apostles on the day of Pentecost.From this fact0.90text
Confirmationis abishop0.90text
Confirmationis apublic profession of faith prepared for by long and careful catechetical instruction0.90text
Confirmationis aculmination of catechetical instruction provided to the candidate0.90text
Confirmationis adivine action0.90text
Confirmationis aindividual's first public affirmation of the grace of God in baptism and the acknowledgment of the acceptance of that grace by faith0.90text
Confirmationis arite that0.90text
Confirmationis arite that is0.90text
the touch on the cheekinstance ofexplicitly allow a gesture0.80text
to which they restore its original meaninginstance ofexplicitly allow a gesture0.80text
Evangelical Lutheran Worship including an invocation of the Holy Spirit to stir up in the confirmands the Gifts of the Holy Spirit received in the sacrament of Holy Baptisminstance ofwith certain Missals0.80text

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