affirmation

Meanings

Plural: affirmations

Noun

• a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
• (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
• That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
• 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.
• A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

Synonyms

assertion, avouchment, avowal, solemn affirmation, statement

Antonyms

reversal