Definition of "confirmed" []

• Being firmly settled in habit; inveterate. See Synonyms at chronic. (adjective)
• Having been ratified; verified. (adjective)
• Having received the rite of confirmation. (adjective)

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• "The fruit of long ages of confirmed Valethood, entirely confirmed as into a Law of Nature; cloth-worship and quack-worship: entirely _confirmed_ Valethood, -- which will have to"
• "The fruit of long ages of confirmed Valethood, entirely confirmed as into a Law of Nature; cloth-worship and quack-worship: entirely _confirmed_ Valethood, -- which will have to unconfirm itself again; God knows, with difficulty enough!"
• "A security official in the 11th Division headquarters who declined to give his name confirmed the scene."