affirmation
[af-er-mey-shuh n]
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noun
the assertion that something exists or is true.
something that is affirmed; a statement or proposition that is declared to be true.
confirmation or ratification of the truth or validity of a prior judgment, decision, etc.
Law. a solemn declaration accepted instead of a statement under oath.
Origin of affirmation
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The justification of suffering is that the will affirms itself; and the self-affirmation is justified by payment of the penalty.
SchopenhauerThomas Whittaker
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