Sacrament of Confirmation

E24017

Christian sacrament liturgical rite rite of initiation

The Sacrament of Confirmation is a Christian rite, especially in Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant traditions, in which a baptized person is strengthened by the Holy Spirit and affirmed as a full member of the Church.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sacrament of Confirmation canonical	3
Rite of Confirmation	1
Sacrament of Chrismation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T189919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sacrament of Confirmation
Context triple: [Confirmation, languageVariant, Sacrament of Confirmation]

A. Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.
B. Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
C. Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite)
The Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite) is the official liturgical book of the Catholic Church’s Roman Rite that provides the prayers, rituals, and instructions for celebrating the sacrament of baptism.
D. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
E. Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sacrament of Confirmation
Target entity description: The Sacrament of Confirmation is a Christian rite, especially in Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant traditions, in which a baptized person is strengthened by the Holy Spirit and affirmed as a full member of the Church.

A. Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.
B. Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
C. Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite)
The Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite) is the official liturgical book of the Catholic Church’s Roman Rite that provides the prayers, rituals, and instructions for celebrating the sacrament of baptism.
D. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
E. Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian sacrament ⓘ liturgical rite ⓘ rite of initiation ⓘ
administeredBy	bishop in the Latin Church ⓘ priest in Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ priest in Eastern Orthodox Churches ⓘ priest with faculty in the Latin Church ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chrismation ⓘ linked to: Chrismation in Eastern Christianity Confirmation ⓘ Sacrament of Chrismation ⓘ linked to: Sacrament of Confirmation
associatedWith	Holy Spirit ⓘ linked to: God the Holy Spirit anointing with chrism ⓘ apostolic succession ⓘ bishop ⓘ laying on of hands ⓘ
catecheticalPreparationRequired	yes ⓘ
effectAccordingToCatholicTheology	increase of sanctifying grace ⓘ indelible spiritual mark ⓘ special strength of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
formOfSacrament	words invoking the Holy Spirit ⓘ
formsGroupWith	sacraments of Christian initiation ⓘ
isOneOf	Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology Seven Sacraments of the Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology
liturgicalElement	profession of faith ⓘ renewal of baptismal promises ⓘ sign of peace ⓘ
materialElement	laying on of hands ⓘ sacred chrism ⓘ
practicedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran churches ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy some Reformed churches ⓘ
precondition	valid baptism ⓘ
recognizedBy	Council of Trent ⓘ Second Vatican Council ⓘ
relatedTo	Sacrament of Baptism ⓘ linked to: Holy Baptism Sacrament of the Eucharist ⓘ linked to: Holy Eucharist
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalBasis	Acts of the Apostles 19:5–6 ⓘ linked to: Acts of the Apostles Acts of the Apostles 8:14–17 ⓘ linked to: Acts of the Apostles Hebrews 6:1–2 ⓘ
symbolizes	full membership in the Church ⓘ maturity in Christian life ⓘ strengthening for mission ⓘ
theologyFocus	full initiation into the Church ⓘ gift of the Holy Spirit ⓘ strengthening of baptismal grace ⓘ
typicalAgeGroup	adolescents ⓘ adults ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Confirmation → languageVariant → Sacrament of Confirmation ⓘ

Sacrament of Confirmation → alsoKnownAs → Sacrament of Chrismation ⓘ

linked to: Sacrament of Confirmation

Sacraments of the Sick → distinguishedFrom → Sacrament of Confirmation ⓘ

Bishop of Parma → canConfer → Sacrament of Confirmation ⓘ

post‑conciliar Roman Ritual → hasPart → Rite of Confirmation ⓘ