Term
Confirmation
A post-baptismal ceremony involving prayer, the imposition of hands, and anointing the candidate's forehead with the sign of the cross.
Filed underEcclesiology
Definition
The ceremony after baptism consisting of a prayer said by the bishop with his hands extended over the candidates, the anointing of the candidates on the forehead, the imposition of the hand on the head of each, and the sign of the cross on the forehead.
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Sources
- 1.J. G. Davies The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. 1st American ed.. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986). 186Original citation: Davies, J. G. The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986, 186.
Last revised August 14, 2026