affirmation
See also: Affirmation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaffirmation (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
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editthat which is affirmed
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autosuggestion
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See also
edit- affirmation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish
editNoun
editaffirmation c (singular definite affirmationen, plural indefinite affirmationer)
Declension
editDeclension of affirmation
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | affirmation | affirmationen | affirmationer | affirmationerne |
genitive | affirmations | affirmationens | affirmationers | affirmationernes |
Further reading
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaffirmation f (plural affirmations)
Further reading
edit- “affirmation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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