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confirmand
[ kon-fer-mand, kon-fer-mand ]
/ ˌkɒn fərˈmænd, ˈkɒn fərˌmænd /
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noun
a candidate for or recipient of religious confirmation.
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Origin of confirmand
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How to use confirmand in a sentence
The promises expected from a Confirmand,—to which they also must have bound themselves,—are thus summarized.
The Moravians in Georgia|Adelaide L. Fries
British Dictionary definitions for confirmand
confirmand
/ (ˈkɒnfəˌmænd) /
noun
a candidate for confirmation
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