affirmation
pronunciation
How to pronounce affirmation in British English:
UK [ˌæfə'meɪʃn]
How to pronounce affirmation in American English:
US [ˌæfɚˈmeʃən]
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- Noun:
- a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
- the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
- (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)
- a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
Word Origin
- affirmation (n.)
- early 15c., "assertion that something is true," from Old French afermacion (14c.), from Latin affirmationem (nominative affirmatio) "an affirmation, solid assurance," noun of action from past participle stem of affirmare (see affirm). In law, as the Quaker alternative to oath-taking, it is attested from 1690s.
Example
- 1. What is better is actual affirmation in the moment .
- 2. You can even state it as a daily affirmation .
- 3. And they did not have his affirmation .
- 4. Men seem to need nonsexual affirmation even more than women do , dr. orbuch says .
- 5. This kind of affirmation makes people feel heard and you will feel like a hero .