different between acquiescence vs confirmation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French acquiescence.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æk.wi???s.?ns/

Noun

acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)

1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
2. (law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquiescence.

Related terms

• acquiesce

Synonyms

• sufferance

Translations

English

Etymology

From Old French confirmacion, from Latin c?nfirm?ti?, noun of process from c?nfirm?tus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of c?nfirm?re, from con- (“with”) + firm?re (“to firm or strengthen”)Morphologically confirm +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?n.f???me?.??n/, [?k???.f??me?.?n?]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?n.f??me?.??n/, [?k???.f??me?.?n?]
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation US: con?fir?ma?tion, UK: con?firm?a?tion

Noun

confirmation (countable and uncountable, plural confirmations)

1. An official indicator that things will happen as planned.

   We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.

2. A verification that something is true or has happened.

   The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.

3. A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.

Related terms

• confirm
• confirmational
• confirmation bias

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French confirmacion, from Latin c?nfirm?ti?

Pronunciation

Noun

confirmation f (plural confirmations)

1. confirmation (all senses)

Interlingua

Noun

confirmation (plural confirmationes)

1. confirmation, verification