n.
1.additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
2.information that confirms or verifies
3.making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
4.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
5.a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
Idiom of the Day
keep (someone) up or keep up (someone)
to prevent someone from going to bed
My neighbors kept me up last night with their loud music.