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 * ...

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

proposition A proposition is a statement that can be either true or false. It is a central concept in the philosophy of language, semantics, logic, and related fields. Propositions are the object s denoted by declarative sentences; for example, "The sky ...

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 ...

, a declaration made by and allowed to those who conscientiously object to taking an oath * Affirmed in law, means that a decision has been reviewed and found valid

Business

Affirm Holdings Affirm Holdings, Inc. is an American technology company that provides financial services for shoppers and merchants. Founded in 2012 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, it is the largest U.S. based buy now, pay later lender. As of 2025, Affirm repo ...

, 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,Stee ...

, 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 ...

, the practice of positive thinking in New Age terminology * Affirmative prayer, a form of prayer that focuses on a positive outcome *

Nietzschean affirmation Nietzschean affirmation () is a concept that has been scholarly identified in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. An example used to describe the concept is a fragment in Nietzsche's ''The Will to Power'': Opposition to Schopenhauer Walter K ...

, a philosophical concept according to which we create meaning and knowledge for ourselves in a nihilistic world

Organisations

* Affirmation: LGBTQ Mormons, Families, & Friends, an international Latter-day Saint organisation * Affirmation Scotland, 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 (LGBTQ) population of Ferndale, Michigan, and nearby communities. History Affirmations was founded in 1989 as Affirmations Lesbian and Gay C ...

, 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 utterances. An affirmative (positive) form is used to express the validity or ...

in grammar *

Affirmation of St. Louis The September 14–16, 1977 Congress of St. Louis was an international gathering of nearly 2,000 Anglicans in St. Louis, Missouri, united in their rejection of theological changes introduced by the Anglican Church of Canada and by the Episcopal Chu ...

, 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