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affirmation
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See also: Affirmation
English
Etymology
From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.
Pronunciation
Noun
affirmation (countable and uncountable, plural affirmations)
- That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
- (law) 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.
- Synonym: solemn affirmation
- A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
that which is affirmed
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autosuggestion
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See also
affirmation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Danish
Noun
affirmation c (singular definite affirmationen, plural indefinite affirmationer)
Declension
Further reading
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French
Etymology
From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”).
Pronunciation
Noun
affirmation f (plural affirmations)
Further reading
- “affirmation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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