asseveration

[ uh-sev-uh-rey-shuhn ]

/ əˌsɛv əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of asseverating.

an emphatic assertion.

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Origin of asseveration

First recorded in 1550–60, asseveration is from the Latin word assevērātiōn- (stem of assevērātiō). See asseverate, -ion

as·sev·er·a·tive

[uh-sev-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv], /əˈsɛv əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, as·sev·er·a·to·ry

[uh-sev-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /əˈsɛv ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveas·sev·er·a·tive·ly, adverb

In a Spanish version not only the cock crows, but his partner the hen lays an egg, in asseveration of the truth.
Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth|Frank Sidgwick
A formula of asseveration in Maryland and Pennsylvania is, “I cross my heart,” accompanied by the sign of the cross.
Current Superstitions|Various
Even grown-up people will sometimes buy another's dearest secret for a light asseveration.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers
A similar asseveration of belief has place in most creeds or churches called Christian.
The Vitality of Mormonism--Brief Essays|James E. Talmage

Why, truly, to justify this House in making a solemn asseveration of a particular fact!
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various