affirmation

noun
/æfɝˈmeɪʃn/US/əfə(r)ˈmeʃən/

Etymology

From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.

  1. derived from affirmare
  2. derived from afermacion

Definitions

  1. That which is affirmed

    That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

    • Her success was an affirmation of all her hard work.
    • The ceremony included an affirmation of loyalty.
  2. A solemn pledge (to tell the truth, to bear allegiance, etc.), legally equivalent to an…

    A solemn pledge (to tell the truth, to bear allegiance, etc.), legally equivalent to an oath, taken by people who are forbidden to take a religious oath (such as Quakers) or otherwise prefer not to do so.

  3. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition

    A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

    • Daily positive affirmations can improve self-confidence.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at affirmation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at affirmation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at affirmation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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