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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)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun affirmation
4 senses of affirmation
Sense 1
avowal, avouchment, affirmation
=> assertion, averment, asseveration
=> declaration
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
affirmation, assertion, statement
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
affirmation
=> commitment, dedication
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
affirmation
=> judgment, judgement, judicial decision
=> due process, due process of law
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun affirmation
3 of 4 senses of affirmation
Sense 1
avowal, avouchment, affirmation
=> reassertion, reaffirmation
=> profession, professing
=> affirmative
Sense 2
affirmation, assertion, statement
=> say-so
Sense 3
affirmation
=> profession
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun affirmation
4 senses of affirmation
Sense 1
avowal, avouchment, affirmation
=> assertion, averment, asseveration
Sense 2
affirmation, assertion, statement
=> speech act
Sense 3
affirmation
=> commitment, dedication
Sense 4
affirmation
=> judgment, judgement, judicial decision
Antonyms of noun affirmation
1 of 4 senses of affirmation
Sense 4
affirmation
Antonym of reversal (Sense 5)
=>reversal
Member Holonyms of noun affirmation
Substance Holonyms of noun affirmation
Part Holonyms of noun affirmation
Member Meronyms of noun affirmation
Substance Meronyms of noun affirmation
Part Meronyms of noun affirmation
Meronyms of noun affirmation
Holonyms of noun affirmation
Attributes of noun affirmation
Derived Forms of noun affirmation
3 of 4 senses of affirmation
Sense 1
avowal, avouchment, affirmation
RELATED TO>(verb) affirm#2
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
Sense 2
affirmation, assertion, statement
RELATED TO>(verb) affirm#3
=> affirm
RELATED TO>(verb) affirm#2
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
Sense 4
affirmation
RELATED TO>(verb) affirm#1
=> confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Domain of noun affirmation
2 of 4 senses of affirmation
Sense 3
affirmation
TOPIC>(noun) religion#1, faith#1, religious belief#1
Sense 4
affirmation
TOPIC>(noun) law#2, jurisprudence#2
Domain Terms of noun affirmation
Familiarity of noun affirmation
affirmation used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun affirmation
4 senses of affirmation
Sense 1
avowal, avouchment, affirmation
> assertion, averment, asseveration
=> claim
=> claim
=> accusation, charge
=> contention
=> ipse dixit, ipsedixitism
=> avowal, avouchment, affirmation
=> testimony
=> denial, disaffirmation
Sense 2
affirmation, assertion, statement
> speech act
=> congratulation, felicitation
=> slander
=> proposal, proposition
=> command, bid, bidding, dictation
=> agreement
=> citation
=> disagreement
=> offer, offering
=> request, asking
=> reply, response
=> description
=> affirmation, assertion, statement
=> denial
=> rejection
=> objection
=> informing, making known
=> disclosure, revelation, revealing
=> promise
=> boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation
=> naming
=> challenge
=> explanation
=> denunciation, denouncement
=> address, speech
=> resignation
Sense 3
affirmation
> commitment, dedication
=> oath, swearing
=> affirmation
=> promise
=> assurance, pledge
Sense 4
affirmation
> judgment, judgement, judicial decision
=> reversal
=> affirmation
=> confession of judgment, confession of judgement, cognovit judgment, cognovit judgement
=> default judgment, default judgement, judgment by default, judgement by default
=> non prosequitur, non pros
=> final judgment, final decision
=> judgment in personam, judgement in personam, personal judgment, personal judgement
=> judgment in rem, judgement in rem
=> judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal, dismissal
=> judgment on the merits, judgement on the merits
=> summary judgment, summary judgement, judgment on the pleadings, judgement on the pleadings
=> arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement
=> opinion, ruling
=> finding
Meronyms of noun affirmation
4 senses of affirmation
Holonyms of noun affirmation
Grep of noun affirmation
affirmation
disaffirmation
reaffirmation
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