Affirmation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌæfərˈmeɪʃn|
Brit.
|æfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something (syn: avowal)
- the act of affirming or asserting or stating something (syn: assertion, statement)
- (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)
- a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
- the act of affirming or asserting or stating something (syn: assertion, statement)
- (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)
- a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
Extra examples
...a sworn affirmation that he had never acted as a spy for the enemy...
More credit were to be given to her bare negation than to their affirmation.
A single nod implies an affirmation.
Word forms
noun
singular: affirmation
plural: affirmations
singular: affirmation
plural: affirmations
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