confirmand

[ kon-fer-mand, kon-fer-mand ]
/ ˌkɒn fərˈmænd, ˈkɒn fərˌmænd /

noun

a candidate for or recipient of religious confirmation.

Origin of confirmand

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

Words nearby confirmand

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

Example sentences 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