I appear to have over edited myself here. I meant to say it refers to those who were *to be* Confirmed, i.e. what we Catholics call Candidates. The word appears in Duden's _Die Rechtshreibung_ and in numerous online descriptions of the Sacrament of Confirmation. Thank you to those who wrote me offline pointing out that clarification was needed. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Lesmeister [mailto:mmeister@houston.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 2:59 PM To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [PFALZ] Seelenbuch Firmlinge is a word itself. I believe it refers to those who were confirmed.