Affirmation or affirm may refer to:

Logic

* Affirmation, a declaration that something is

true True most commonly refers to truth, the state of being in congruence with fact or reality. True may also refer to: Places * True, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * True, Wisconsin, a town in the United States * Tr ...

* In logic, the union of the subject and predicate of a

proposition In logic and linguistics, a proposition is the meaning of a declarative sentence. In philosophy, " meaning" is understood to be a non-linguistic entity which is shared by all sentences with the same meaning. Equivalently, a proposition is the no ...

Law

Affirmation (law) In law, an affirmation is a solemn declaration allowed to those who conscientiously object to taking an oath. An affirmation has exactly the same legal effect as an oath but is usually taken to avoid the religious implications of an oath; it is t ...

, a declaration made by and allowed to those who conscientiously object to taking an oath *

Affirmed in law In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision. Appeals function both as a process for error correction as well as a process of clarifying and ...

, means that a decision has been reviewed and found valid

Business

* Affirm (company), a financial technology company

Psychology

Self-affirmation Self-affirmation theory is a psychological theory that focuses on how individuals adapt to information or experiences that are threatening to their self-concept. Claude Steele originally popularized self-affirmation theory in the late 1980s,Steel ...

, the psychological process of re-affirming personal values to protect self-identity *

Affirmations (New Age) Affirmations in New Thought and New Age terminology refer primarily to the practice of positive thinking and self-empowerment—fostering a belief that "a positive mental attitude supported by affirmations will achieve success in anything." More s ...

, the practice of positive thinking in New Age terminology * Affirmative prayer, a form of prayer that focuses on a positive outcome * Nietzschean affirmation, a philosophical concept according to which we create meaning and knowledge for ourselves in a nihilistic world

Organisations

* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons, an international Mormon organisation *

Affirmation Scotland Affirmation Scotland was a network within the Church of Scotland seeking full inclusion of the LGBT communities within the Church. It was founded in 2006, during the debate as to whether ministers should be allowed to conduct civil partnership ce ...

, an LGBT group within the Church of Scotland *

Affirmations (Ferndale, Michigan) Affirmations is a Michigan nonprofit community center serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population of Ferndale, Michigan, and nearby communities. History Affirmations was founded in 1989 as Affirmations Lesbian and Gay ...

, an LGBT community center in Ferndale, Michigan

Music

* ''Affirmation'' (Beverley Knight album), and song by Knight on this album * ''Affirmation'' (Savage Garden album) * "Affirmation" (George Benson song), a song written by José Féliciano, which became a jazz standard associated with George Benson * "Affirmation" (Savage Garden song)

Other uses

Affirmation and negation In linguistics and grammar, affirmation (abbreviated ) and negation () are ways in which grammar encodes positive and negative polarity into verb phrases, clauses, or other utterances. An affirmative (positive) form is used to express the validit ...

in grammar * Affirmation of St. Louis, the founding document of the Continuing Anglican Movement churches * ''Affirmations'' (film), a 1990 short film * ''

The Affirmation ''The Affirmation'' is a 1981 science fiction novel by British writer Christopher Priest. The book follows the story of Peter Sinclair, who begins creating fantasy fiction, only to find his life merging with that of protagonist. The novel even ...

'', a 1981 novel by Christopher Priest * Affirmations (L. Ron Hubbard), a work written by L. Ron Hubbard