authenticationn.
/ɔːˌθɛntᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /əˌθɛn(t)əˈkeɪʃən/, /ɔˈθɛn(t)əˈkeɪʃən/, /ɑˈθɛn(t)əˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The action or process of validating, approving, or authenticating something.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > making valid
authentication1612
authentification1765
valorization1975
1612 S. Lennard tr. P. de Mornay Mysterie Iniquitie liii. 415 By this Popes authentication [Fr. authorité] also S. Clare was canonized.
1676 F. Philipps Anc. Rights Courts of Justice i. 20 To be both Party, Judge, and Sheriff, without an authentication of hand, seal, or stamp, of any Court.
1738 E. A. Burgis Ann. Church II. 104 Helena was transported with this miraculous authentication of the Cross.
1788 T. Jefferson in Papers (1958) XIV. 389 So numerous are the writings..that their authentication..would occupy the greater part of his time.
1847 C. G. Addison Treat. Law Contracts i. 6 The use of seals for the authentication of contracts and writings.
1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §5. 308 The interpretation and authentication of ancient documents.
1930 Science 8 Aug. 134/1 The careful authentication of titles and quotations.
1987 National Geographic Sept. 314/1 Its success in analyzing the mosaic pieces of the Tikal mask..points to a revolution in artifact authentication.
2005 Wired Dec. 280/2 The role of science..in authentication is far more limited than most people realize.
2. The fact or condition of being authentic; authenticity.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > making valid > condition of being
authentication1634
1634 P. Harris Fratres Sobrii Estote 3 Such is the authentication of the Scapular of the Carmelites evangelized every-where by the Friars of that Order.
1672 J. Sergeant Reason against Raillery i. 2 'Tis manifest that the Authentication of Books and Monuments all depend upon Tradition.
1761 W. Worthington Use, Value & Improvem. Var. Readings 15 St. Paul..wrote only the salutation himself, which was the general mark of their [sc. epistles'] authentication.
1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 8 Sept. 521/1 Politeness..forbade my doubting them [sc. ghost stories], and they acquired an air of authentication.
1941 Monumenta Nipponica 4 43 A decorative motif, serving at the same time as a mark of authentication.
1977 G. Milne Sense of Society ix. 213 His world of the very rich..is reproduced with a comparable degree of authentication.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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