confirmatio

confirmātĭo, ōnis, f. [confirmo], a securing, establishing, confirming (in good prose, but only in trop. signif.; most freq. in Cic., Caes., and Quint.). *

• I In gen.: perpetuae libertatis, Cic. Fam. 12, 8, 1.—
• II Esp.
• • A A confirming, fortifying, quieting of a wavering, fearful mind; encouragement, consolation: animi, Caes. B. C. 1, 21; Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 1: Ciceronis, id. Att. 14, 13, 4: neque enim confirmatione nostrā egebat virtus tua, id. Fam. 6, 3, 1.—
  • B A confirming, verifying of a fact, assertion, etc.: perfugae, Caes. B. G. 3, 18; Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 48; Quint. 2, 17, 12.—Hence,
  • • 2 In rhet., an adducing of proofs, Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 34; id. Part. Or. 8, 27; Quint. 4, 3, 1; 4, 4, 1; 4, 2, 79; 5, 14, 6 Spald. al.

cōnfīrmātio, ōnis, f. (confirmo), die Befestigung, nur übtr.: 1) übh.: c. perpetuae libertatis, Cic. ep. 12, 8, 1. – 2) insbes.: a) die Befestigung des Gemüts durch Einsprechen von Mut, Trost, Hoffnung, die Bestärkung des Mutes, Muteinsprechung (Ermutigung), Beruhigung, Tröstung, c. animi, Caes.: animorum, Sen.: c. Ciceronis, Cic.: confirmatione nostrā egebat, Cic. – b) die Bestätigung, α) (rhet. t. t.) durch Beweisführung, die Begründung, Bewahrheitung, als Teil der Rede, s. bes. Cic. de inv. 1, 34; part. or. 27: confirmationem ingredi (antreten), Quint. 4, 4, 9. – β) durch Worte, Beistimmung, die Bestätigung, Vergewisserung, c. gravior, Cic.: m. subj. Genet., perfugae c., Caes.: mit obj. Genet., eius rei, Quint.: adoptionis, ICt.

confirmatio [CL] 1 making fast, fastening. b establishment (of a disease). c (rhet.) confirmation, corroboration. 9‥ ~o, fæstnung WW.  b de calida idropisi. post ~onem, i. statum, nullus curatur; ante bene potest Gad. 32. 2.  c ~o est argumentatio qua tuae causae fidem et auctoritatem conparas Alcuin Rhet. 24 (cf. Kilwardby OS 589). 2 encouragement. b confirmation (of angels) in grace. c confirmation, strengthening (of faith). roboratus ~one ‥ Gregorii, ‥ rediit in opus verbi Bede HE I 25.  b angeli non ita fuerunt in numero perfecto ut eorum ~o diu non differretur Anselm (CurD I 18) II 81; ecclesia militans non magis est accepta Deo quam fuerit tota multitudo angelorum ante ~onem bonorum et casum malorum Ockham Dial. 492; igitur gracia est ~o Wycl. Act. 78.  c 1202 ad ~onem catholice fidei et confusionem heretice pravitatis Ep. Innoc. III 10 p. 27. 3 (sacrament of) confirmation. in caticumino et baptismate et ~one unus potest esse pater Theod. Pen. II 4. 8; Deus ‥ vobis in baptismate et in ~one remissionem omnium peccatorum tribuat Egb. Pont. 7; episcopalem ‥ ~onem et chrismatis, qua gratia Spiritus datur, inunctionem ‥ totus populus ‥ petit Gir. DK I 18; c1218 [sacramentum] secundum est inpositio manus que fit ab episcopo, que ~o dicitur, que ingressos jam in mundum et sanctificatos per baptismum armat et roborat contra diabolum; et est sacramentum pugnantium Conc. Syn. 65; secundum sacramentum est ~o, que Spiritum Sanctum in baptismo receptum confirmat et conservat. infra v annos ad ultimum postquam infans natus fuerit potest confirmari de manu episcopi, et debet bene informari antequam fuerit confirmatus Spec. Eccl. 14; Hales Qu. 1489 (v. chrismatio); roborat inde fidem sacra confirmatio nostram Garl. Myst. Eccl. 421. 4 confirmation (of bishop etc.) in office or of election. 1216 rogantes quatinus eidem J. [electe abbatisse] manum ~onis et munus benedictionis vestra dignetur paternitas impertiri Pat 12; 1263 paternitati vestre [sc. archiepiscopo] supplicamus ‥ quatenus electionem [W. succentoris in episcopum] dignemini confirmare. ad ~onem vero dicte electionis ‥ petendam dominum R. ‥ et magistrum W. ‥ procuratores nostros facimus Ch. Sal. 340; 1335 anno ‥ ~onis domini A. prioris octavo Comp. Swith. 224; 1447 in primo accessu prioris ad dominum episcopum post eleccionem et ~onem ejusdem prioris Ac. Durh. 631. 5 confirmation, ratification (of grant etc.). 679 pro ~one ejus [chartulae] manu propria signum sanctae crucis expraessi CS 45; 745 (13c) subscripsi hanc donationem et ~one ratum [sic] fieri sa[n]xi Ib. 170 (cf. Reg. Malm. I 290: confirmative); 9‥ ~o, assertio, trymnes WW; clamant de ea donum regis W. et ~onem DB I 373; privilegiata summi pontificis ~one Gir. TH III 9; Bracton 33b (v. consolidare 2); c1334 clerico ‥ scribenti literas sub sigillo privato pro ~one cartarum Ac. Durh. 523; 1420 in ~one testamentorum Conc. Scot. II 77.

cōnfirmātĭō, (14) ōnis, f. (confirmo), ¶ 1 action de consolider, dʼétayer : ad confirmationem perpetuæ libertatis Cic. Fam. 12, 8, 1, pour assurer à jamais la liberté ¶ 2 action dʼaffermir, de redresser, dʼencourager : confirmatione animi Cæs. C. 1, 21, 1, par des encouragements ; neque confirmatione nostra egebat virtus tua Cic. Fam. 6, 3, 1, et ton courage nʼavait pas besoin dʼêtre raffermi par nous ¶ 3 affirmation : confirmatio perfugæ Cæs. G. 3, 18, 6, les affirmations du transfuge ¶ 4 [rhét.] confirmation [partie du discours] : Cic. Part. 27 ; Quint. 4, 4, 9.

confirmatio , onis. f.
堅固。堅振。慰。言。徴。

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cōnfīrmātiō ōnis, f

• confirmo, a securing, establishing, confirming: auctoritatis: libertatis. — In rhet., an adducing of proofs, C.— A confirmation, assurance, encouragement: animi, Cs.: mea: perfugae, by a refugee, Cs.