affirmation

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Pronunciation

/æfɝˈmeɪʃn/

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/æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ · /əfə(r)ˈmeʃən/ · /ˈafəmeʃən/

Definition of affirmation

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

“Her success was an affirmation of all her hard work.”
“The ceremony included an affirmation of loyalty.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

“Her success was an affirmation of all her hard work.”
“The ceremony included an affirmation of loyalty.”
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

“Daily positive affirmations can improve self-confidence.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.

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