affirmation

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Etymology

From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/

Noun

affirmation

1. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
2. (legal) A solemn pledge (to tell the truth, to bear allegiance, etc.), legally equivalent to an oath, taken by people who are forbidden to take a religious oath (such as Quakers) or otherwise prefer not to do so.

   Synonyms: solemn affirmation

3. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

Synonyms

• assertion

Translations

• French: affirmation
• German: Bestätigung, Zustimmung
• Italian: affermazione
• Portuguese: afirmação
• Spanish: afirmación

Translations

• German: Autosuggestion, Selbsteinrede

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