affirmation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
2. (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.
3. (countable, uncountable) A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

Synonyms

confirmation

assertion

statement

corroboration

promise

attestation

validation

avowal

avouchment

substantiation

declaration

testimony

verification

affirmative

proof

assurance

certificate

affirm

positive

certification

amplification

averment

excuse

faiths

fortification

gain

insistence

manifesto

monstrance

oath

predicative

presence

probate

proclamation

protest

ratification

reaffirmation

reenforcement

report

report card

say-so

settlement

strengthening

support

sureness

validate

yes

seal of approval

affirmance

reinforcement

Translations

affirmation

afirmación

affermazione

afirmação

afirmació

Behauptung

promessa

promesse

assertion

Bekräftigung

Bestätigung

βεβαίωση

Affirmation

confirmation

Bejahung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/æfɝˈmeɪʃn/

Etymology

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