Affirmation Definition

ăfər-māshən
affirmations
noun
affirmations
The act of affirming or the state of being affirmed; assertion.
American Heritage
The act of affirming.
Webster's New World
Something declared to be true; a positive statement or judgment.
American Heritage
Something affirmed; positive declaration; assertion.
Webster's New World
The assertion that the testimony one gives is true and equivalent to that which would be given while under oath.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Affirmation

Noun

Singular:
affirmation
Plural:
affirmations

Origin of Affirmation

  • From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”).

    From Wiktionary

Affirmation Sentence Examples

  • In no single act of affirmation of cause or substance, much less in such a primitive act, do we affirm the universality of their application.

  • The deal was closed with a solemn affirmation, instead of an oath.

  • Against the Church of Rome, however, there was directed the affirmation that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Father and not from both Father and Son; this rejection of the filioque was not unwelcome to the Turks.

  • Every time one catches your eye repeat the affirmation out aloud.

  • He immediately adds that, by the combination of these names with one another, affirmation or negation arises.

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Words Starting With

AAFAFF

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With A and Ending With N

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With A11 Letter Words Ending With N