affirmation
Pronunciation: /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/
The English word “affirmation” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
- 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.
- A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
Etymology
From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.
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