affirmation

[Af`fir*ma·tion]

An affirmation is a big fat YES, an assertion that something is true.

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Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.

Noun
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand

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(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)

Noun
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

Noun
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

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Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.

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The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.

n.
That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.

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A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.

Affirmation

Af`fir*ma"tion , n. [L. affirmatio: cf. F. affirmation.] 1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. Hooker. 2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial. 3. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive tatement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality. 4. (Law) A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath. Bouvier.

Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.

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Usage Examples

You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which 'clicks.'

The mysteries of faith are degraded if they are made into an object of affirmation and negation, when in reality they should be an object of contemplation.

Americans are fascinated by their own love of shopping. This does not make them unique. It's just that they have more to buy than most other people on the planet. And it's also an affirmation of faith in their country.

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.

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Other Usage Examples

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false.

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.

Success is a process, a quality of mind and way of being, an outgoing affirmation of life.