"confirmand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: confirmands [plural]
Etymology: From Latin confirmandus Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|confirmandus}} Latin confirmandus Head templates: {{en-noun}} confirmand (plural confirmands)
  1. (religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism. Categories (topical): Christianity, Religion Translations (candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism): biřmovanec [masculine] (Czech), bierzmowany [masculine] (Polish), bierzmowana [feminine] (Polish), krizmanik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), birmanec [masculine] (Slovene), firmanik [colloquial, masculine] (Slovene), konfirmand [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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