Affirmation

Noun

 * 1) A declaration that something is true; an oath.
 * 2) A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

Adjectives for Affirmation
smiling; glaring; nonchalant; grave; splendid; bold; brazen; ready; swift.

Thesaurus
a priori principle; acceptance; accord; acquiescence; address; admission; affidavit; affirmance; affirmative; affirmative voice; agreement; allegation; answer; apostrophe; approbation; approval; apriorism; assent; assertion; asseveration; assumed position; assumption; attest; attestation; authentication; authorization; averment; avouchment; avowal; axiom; aye; backing; backing up; basis; bearing out; blessing; bolstering; buttressing; categorical proposition; certification; circumstantiation; comment; compliance; compurgation; confirmation; connivance; consent; corroboration; corroboratory evidence; countersignature; crack; data; declaration; deposition; dictum; disclosure; documentation; eagerness; endorsement; exclamation; expression; first principles; fortification; foundation; go-ahead; green light; greeting; ground; hypothesis; hypothesis ad hoc; imprimatur; instrument in proof; interjection; legal evidence; lemma; major premise; mention; minor premise; nod; notarization; notarized statement; note; observation; okay; permission; philosopheme; philosophical proposition; phrase; position; postulate; postulation; postulatum; premise; presupposition; profession; promptitude; promptness; pronouncement; proof; proposition; propositional function; proving; proving out; question; ratification; readiness; reflection; reinforcement; remark; rubber stamp; sanction; say; saying; seal; sentence; sigil; signature; signet; stamp; stamp of approval; statement; statement under oath; strengthening; subjoinder; submission; subscription; substantiation; sumption; support; supporting evidence; supposal; swearing; sworn evidence; sworn statement; sworn testimony; testimonial; testimonium; testimony; the nod; theorem; thesis; thought; truth table; truth-function; truth-value; undergirding; ungrudgingness; unloathness; unreluctance; utterance; validation; verification; visa; vise; vouching; warrant; willingness; witness; word

Etymology
From affirmare, to assert.

Synonyms

 * assertion

Derived terms

 * self-affirmation

Translations

 * Bulgarian: твърдение, уверение
 * Catalan: afirmació
 * French:


 * Italian:
 * Spanish: declaración


 * Catalan: autosuggestió
 * Hebrew: אישור (y'shur)


 * Japanese: 断言 (dangen suru)