| LC control no. | sh 85030947 |
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| LC classification | BV815 Christianity (General) |
| Topical heading | Confirmation |
| See also | Sacraments Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity Sponsors |
| Scope note | Here are entered general works on Christian religious confirmation. Works on the liturgy of confirmation are entered under Confirmation (Liturgy). |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Confirmation (Liturgy) |
| Found in | Concise Oxford dictionary of world religions, 2003, via WWW, viewed July 14, 2021 (Confirmation: The Christian rite in which the Holy Spirit is conveyed in a renewed or fuller way to those who have already undergone baptism, derived from John 14. 15--21, and Acts 2. 37 f., which suggests a division between the two. In the Middle Ages it came to be counted as one of the seven sacraments) Merriam-Webster unabridged, via WWW, viewed July 14, 2021 (confirmation, noun 1a(1): a Christian rite conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit and among Protestants full church membership; 1a(2): the act or ceremony of confirming or sanctioning 14 to 16 year-old boys and girls in the Jewish faith following their study of the faith and history of Judaism and their declaration of devotion to its principles; also: the synagogue service now usually held on Shavuot in which this religious ceremony occurs) |
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