affirmation
- noun
- /ˌæfərˈmeɪʃən/
- And like I was doing positive affirmations through visualization.
- positive affirmations
- self-affirmation
- affirmation of values
It's things like physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service.
- It's things like physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service.
- And like I was doing positive affirmations through visualization.
- And finally, make affirmations for yourself, not for others.
- Everything that happened after that was an affirmation of how true those feelings were.
- Those are all little affirmations that I programmed into my head.
- Undergraduate students who did affirmations before their exam perform better, right?
- And I feel like he gives me these little affirmations like that's right.
- We are all the same and we make eye contact, and that's the affirmation that we need.
- I've got my let's pull an affirmation for the viewers.
Examples
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I emphasize and celebrate cultural resistance and affirmation through my work in the healing arts.
Fiction book (2002) -
To be honored by you is all the affirmation or payment I shall ever seek.
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I always take this moment to say a little affirmation to myself.
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The doctors call it an affirmation of life.
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I actually do most relate to words of affirmation and touch.
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Everything that happened after that was an affirmation of how true those feelings were.
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Their act seems to represent the ultimate defiance, the ultimate affirmation of their freedom.
Fiction book (2002) -
Undergraduate students who did affirmations before their exam perform better, right?
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In that document in 1916, we have a very radical, a very liberal and very far-reaching affirmation of the equality of men and women.
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Every morning, she repeats a positive affirmation to start her day with confidence.
Synonyms
A clear report given in speech or writing, often to officials
An official act that approves something and makes it valid
A confident statement made without showing proof
A formal public statement made by a person or agreed by a group
Admitting that something is true
A statement that a person in power announces to the public
A statement that makes someone feel more confident
Official proof, often by signature or witness, that something is true
A public statement that openly says you believe or feel something
A formal statement saying something is true instead of swearing an oath
A formal statement that says something is true
A statement that says something is true, often as a starting point in an argument
A strong, serious statement that someone says is true
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Etymology
Affirmation comes from the Latin affirmare, made from ad- 'to' and firmare 'make firm', and is related to English firm. So an affirmation is a clear, positive statement that 'makes' an idea or belief feel firm and true.