Associations to the word «Affirmation»

Wiktionary

AFFIRMATION, noun. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
AFFIRMATION, noun. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

Dictionary definition

AFFIRMATION, noun. A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something.
AFFIRMATION, noun. The act of affirming or asserting or stating something.
AFFIRMATION, noun. (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).
AFFIRMATION, noun. A judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope