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Meanings of affirmation in English

Portuguese
afirmação
Catalan
afirmació
Spanish
afirmación

A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something.

afirmação
Portuguese
asserção
Catalan
afirmació
Spanish
afirmación

The act of affirming or asserting or stating something.

asserção

A judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand.

The assertion that something exists or is true.

Usage of affirmation in English
1
The case is seen as an important affirmation of Europe-wide citizenship rights.
The Irish Times
2
That's why Day Maker pops: It's a positive affirmation of the morning.
Wired
3
They are best expressed in simple, straightforward statements of affirmation, such as:
The 5 love languages: the secret to love that lasts
4
An affirmation of Pax Americana's success or a response to growing anti-Americanism?
The Irish Times
5
First, the denial of all error, and then the affirmation of truth.
The Right Knock / A Story
6
His own conscience wrote an affirmation of the truth in his countenance.
Words for the Wise
7
And then a great battle cry of affirmation rose from every direction.
The Scarlet Gospels
8
Still averted from her, the young man made a sign of affirmation.
Brave New World
9
Only each other, he heard, and he sent back affirmation and acceptance.
The wandering fire
10
The lover accepted this affirmation, though he knew better in his heart.
After the Storm
11
The Catholic or Œcumenical Creeds make no affirmation whatever concerning the Bible.
The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible
12
But it's also an affirmation that material possessions don't account for happiness.
Ebony
13
He paused, while the ancient beau across the table quickly nodded affirmation.
The Lighted Match
14
Is the head nodded vertically in affirmation, and shaken laterally in negation?
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
15
Having been deployed at scale, it gains affirmation with each passing day.
Numbers rule your world: the hidden influence of probabilities a...
16
Tagge grunted his affirmation, and the door to his office slid open.
From a Certain Point of View
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Translations for affirmation
Affirmation through the time
Affirmation across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common