English → Latin
“affirmation” in Latin
affirmātiōaffirmation, declaration, assertion; confirmationcōnfirmātiōconfirmation, verification; corroboration; confirmation (sacrament)auctōritāscredibility, prestige, reputation, importance; influence, weight, personal weight; power, ability, authorityfidēsfaith; belief (belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation); reliance (act of relying on or tru
The English word affirmation itself goes back to Latin firmus, through affirmare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
affirmation
affirmatio.
Confirmation (Vid :) of a law, etc., confirmatio, auctoritas, fides.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for affirmation?
- The usual Latin words for “affirmation” are affirmātiō, cōnfirmātiō, auctōritās; also fidēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.