Confirmation has different meanings in various contexts. In the Christian faith, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church, confirmation is a sacrament that is viewed as the strengthening and establishment of the faith of baptized individuals. It is believed to confer the gifts of the Holy Spirit and is considered a rite of maturity in the Christian life
. The sacrament is also known as chrismation in Eastern Christianity and is often preceded by instruction in the catechism
. In a more general sense, confirmation can also refer to the process of supporting a statement by evidence or the act of confirming something
