confirmand

[ kon-fer-mand, kon-fer-mand ]

/ ˌkɒn fərˈmænd, ˈkɒn fərˌmænd /

noun

a candidate for or recipient of religious confirmation.

Nearby words

confine, confined, confinee, confinement, confirm, confirmand, confirmation, confirmation bias, confirmation hearings, confirmatory, confirmed

Origin of confirmand

1880–85; < Latin confirmandus to be confirmed, gerund of confirmāre to confirm

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Examples from the Web for confirmand

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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