Plural of affirmation; positive statements or confirmations, or solemn declarations made without religious oaths.
From affirm (Latin affirmare) plus the suffix -ation, repeated in plural form. Developed to describe the action and result of affirming.
In psychology, affirmations are positive self-talk like 'I am capable'—but the word originally meant legal statements made while swearing on nothing but your honor.
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