Consent vs. Confirmation — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Consent and Confirmation
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Definitions
Consent
Consent occurs when one person voluntarily agrees to the proposal or desires of another. It is a term of common speech, with specific definitions as used in such fields as the law, medicine, research, and sexual relationships.
Confirmation
In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands.
Consent
Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
No change may be made without the consent of all the partners
Confirmation
The act of confirming.
Consent
Give permission for something to happen
He consented to a search by a detective
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Confirmation
Something that confirms; verification.
Consent
To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree
Consent to medical treatment.
Consent to going on a business trip.
Consent to see someone on short notice.
Confirmation
A Christian rite admitting a baptized person to full membership in a church.
Consent
(Archaic) To be of the same mind or opinion.
Confirmation
A ceremony in Judaism that marks the completion of a young person's religious training.
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Consent
Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence.
Confirmation
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
Consent
Agreement as to opinion or a course of action
She was chosen by common consent to speak for the group.
Confirmation
A verification that something is true or has happened.
The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
Consent
(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
After reflecting a little bit, I've decided to consent.
Confirmation
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
Consent
To cause to sign a consent form.
Confirmation
The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.
Their blood is shedIn confirmation of the noblest claim.
Consent
To grant; to allow; to assent to.
Confirmation
That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
Trifles light as airAre to the jealous confirmations strongAs proofs of holy writ.
Consent
To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
Confirmation
A rite supplemental to baptism, by which a person is admitted, through the laying on of the hands of a bishop, to the full privileges of the church, as in the Roman Catholic, the Episcopal Church, etc.
This ordinance is called confirmation, because they who duly receive it are confirmed or strengthened for the fulfillment of their Christian duties, by the grace therein bestowed upon them.
Consent
Voluntary agreement or permission.
Confirmation
A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voidable, or by which a particular estate is increased; a contract, express or implied, by which a person makes that firm and binding which was before voidable.
Consent
(obsolete) Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.
Confirmation
Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct;
Fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
Consent
(obsolete) Advice; counsel.
Confirmation
Information that confirms or verifies
Consent
To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
And Saul was consenting unto his death.
Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment.
Confirmation
Making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it;
The ratification of the treaty
Confirmation of the appointment
Consent
To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply.
My poverty, but not my will, consents.
And whispering "I will ne'er consent," - consented.
Confirmation
A ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
Consent
To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit.
Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story.
Confirmation
A sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
Consent
Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord.
All with one consent began to make excuse.
They fell together all, as by consent.
Consent
Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence.
The melodious consent of the birds.
Such is the world's great harmony that springsFrom union, order, full consent of things.
Consent
Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission.
Thou wert possessed of David's throneBy free consent of all.
Consent
Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action.
Consent
Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4.
Consent
Permission to do something;
He indicated his consent
Consent
Give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to;
I cannot accept your invitation
I go for this resolution
