English-Thai Dictionary

affirmation

N การ ยืนยัน  kan-yuan-yan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AFFIRMATION

n. 1. The act of affirming or asserting as true; opposed to negation or denial.
2. That which is asserted; position declared as true; averment.
3. Confirmation; ratification; an establishing of what had been before done or decreed.
4. A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath; which affirmation is in law equivalent to testimony given under oath.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AFFIRMATION

Af `fir *ma "tion, n. Etym: [L. affirmatio: cf. F. affirmation. ]

 

1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. Hooker.

 

2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.

 

3. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.

 

4. (Law )

 

Defn: A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath. Bouvier.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

affirmation

af firm a tion |ˌafərˈmāSHən ˌæfərˈmeɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the action or process of affirming something or being affirmed: he nodded in affirmation | an affirmation of basic human values. • Law a formal declaration by a person who declines to take an oath for reasons of conscience. 2 emotional support or encouragement: the lack of one or both parents' affirmation leaves some children emotionally crippled. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin affirmation-, from the verb affirmare (see affirm ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

affirmation

af ¦firm |ation |afəˈmeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action or process of affirming something: he nodded in affirmation | [ count noun ] : an affirmation of basic human values. • [ count noun ] Law a formal declaration by a person who declines to take an oath. 2 emotional support or encouragement: the lack of one or both parents' affirmation leaves some children emotionally crippled. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin affirmatio (n- ), from the verb affirmare (see affirm ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

affirmation

affirmation noun 1 an affirmation of faith: declaration, statement, assertion, proclamation, pronouncement, attestation; oath, avowal, guarantee, pledge; deposition; formal averment, asseveration. ANTONYMS denial. 2 the poem ends with an affirmation of pastoral values: confirmation, ratification, endorsement.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

affirmation

affirmation noun 1 an affirmation of faith: assertion, declaration, statement, proclamation, pronouncement, attestation, assurance; oath, vow, swearing, avowal, guarantee, promise, certification, pledge; deposition; rare asseveration, averment. ANTONYMS denial, refutation. 2 the poem ends with an affirmation of pastoral values: confirmation, ratification, endorsement, defence.

 

Duden Dictionary

Affirmation

Af fir ma ti on Substantiv, feminin besonders Logik , die |Affirmati o n |die Affirmation; Genitiv: der Affirmation, Plural: die Affirmationen lateinisch affirmatio Bejahung, Versicherung

 

French Dictionary

affirmation

affirmation n. f. nom féminin Action de dire qu ’une chose est réelle et positive. : L ’affirmation d ’un droit. ANTONYME négation .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

affirmation

af fir ma tion /æ̀fə r méɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 肯定 (すること )(↔negation ); C 断言, 確認 .2 C 〘法 〙(宗教上の理由などで宣誓の代わりにする )確約, 証言 .