Definitions for affirmation

Overview of noun affirmation

The noun affirmation has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) avowal, avouchment, affirmation

(a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something)

2. affirmation, assertion, statement

(the act of affirming or asserting or stating something)

3. affirmation

((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))

4. affirmation

(a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand)