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Affirmations (New Age), 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
Affirmations are also referred to in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), Neuro Associative Conditioning "NAC" as popularized by Anthony Robbins, and hypnosis. A related belief is that a certain critical mass of people with a highly spiritual consciousness will bring about a sudden change in the whole population. [ 2 ]
Affirmation and negation are a crucial building blocks for language. The presence of negation is the absence of affirmation, where affirmation functions individually. [1] There are three main aspects to the concept of affirmation and negation; Cognitive, psychological and philosophical (Schopenhauers theory or Nietzschean 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, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and it remains a well-studied theory in social psychological research.
Yes and no, or similar word pairs, are expressions of the affirmative and the negative, respectively, in several languages, including English.Some languages make a distinction between answers to affirmative versus negative questions and may have three-form, four-form, and five– form systems.
Raymond Brown says that Jesus's peculiar and authentic reminiscent use of amen in the Fourth Gospel is an affirmation that what he is about to say is an echo from the Father. [25] The word occurs 52 times in the Synoptic Gospels; the Gospel of John has 25. [26] In the King James Bible, the word amen is seen in a number of contexts. Notable ones ...
Vasil Levski's affidavit, 16 June 1872, Bucharest, Romania. An affidavit (/ ˌ æ f ɪ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ t / ⓘ AF-ih-DAY-vit; Medieval Latin for "he has declared under oath") is a written statement voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation which is administered by a person who is authorized to do so by law.
"Cataphatic" comes from the Greek word κατάφασις kataphasis meaning "affirmation," [1] coming from κατά kata (an intensifier) [2] and φάναι phanai ("to speak"). Terminology [ edit ]