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affirmation
Found in thesaurus: asseveration, assertion, averment, speech act, commitment, dedication, judicial decision, judgment, judgement
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affirmation
n.
declaration that something is true; confirmation; positive statement
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Affirmation
Affirmation, Affirmations or Affirm may refer to:
- Affirmation, a declaration that something is true
- in logic, the union of the subject and predicate of a proposition
- Affirmation in law, a declaration made by and allowed to those who conscientiously object to taking an oath
- Affirmed in law, means that a decision has been reviewed and found valid
- Nietzschean affirmation, a philosophical concept according to which we create meaning and knowledge for ourselves in a nihilistic world
- Affirmation of St. Louis, the founding document of the Continuing Anglican Movement churches
- Affirmations (New Age), the practice of positive thinking in New Age terminology
- Affirmative prayer, a form of prayer that focuses on a positive outcome
- Affirmation (Beverley Knight album)
- Affirmation (Savage Garden album)
- "Affirmation" (song), title track of this album
- Affirm (company), a technology company in San Francisco
- Affirmations (Ferndale, Michigan), a LGBT community center in Ferndale, Michigan
- Affirmations (film), a 1990 short film
- Affirmations (L. Ron Hubbard), a work said to have been written by L. Ron Hubbard
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affirmation
Noun
1. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
(synonym) avowal, avouchment
(hypernym) assertion, averment, asseveration
(hyponym) reassertion, reaffirmation
(derivation) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
2. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
(synonym) assertion, statement
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) say-so
(derivation) affirm
3. (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
(hypernym) commitment, dedication
(hyponym) profession
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
4. a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
(antonym) reversal
(hypernym) judgment, judgement, judicial decision
(derivation) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
(classification) law, jurisprudence
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Affirmation (die)
nf.
affirmation, declaration that something is true; confirmation; positive statement
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affirmation
nf.
affirmation, assertion; dictum, predication
