afirmació

Afirmació is the Catalan noun used to denote the act of stating that something is true and the content of that statement. It can refer to a declaration or assertion in discourse, a proposition in logic, or any utterance that expresses belief in a fact. As a linguistic term, an afirmació is often a declarative statement that asserts a proposition without asking questions or giving commands. In everyday language, afirmacions are used to communicate certainty, to make claims, or to reinforce a point.

Etymology: The word derives from Latin affirmatio, via French affirmation, and is strictly feminine in Catalan: la afirmació.

Other uses: In religious or civic contexts, afirmacions can denote formal declarations of faith or commitments. In psychology and self-help literature, afirmacions positivas are short, affirmative statements repeated to influence attitudes and behavior, a practice common in cognitive-behavioral therapy and personal development.

Related terms include proposició, declaració and oració declarativa.