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Affirmable
Affirmable Af*firm"a*ble, a.
Capable of being affirmed, asserted, or declared; -- followed
by of; as, an attribute affirmable of every just man.
Affirmance
Affirmance Af*firm"ance, n. [Cf. OF. afermance.]
1. Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable
act.
This statute . . . in affirmance of the common law.
--Bacon.
2. A strong declaration; affirmation. --Cowper.
AffirmantAffirmant Af*firm"ant ([a^]f*f[~e]rm"ant), n. [L. affirmans,
-antis, p. pr. See Affirm.]
1. One who affirms or asserts.
2. (Law) One who affirms, instead of taking an oath. AffirmationAffirmation Af`fir*ma"tion, n. [L. affirmatio: cf. F.
affirmation.]
1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as,
the affirmation of a law. --Hooker.
2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; --
opposed to negation or denial.
3. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive
statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender,
of title to property sold, or of its quality.
4. (Law) A solemn declaration made under the penalties of
perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an
oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.
--Bouvier. AffirmativeAffirmative Af*firm"a*tive, a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F.
affirmatif.]
1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common
law.
2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory
of what exists; answering ``yes' to a question; --
opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an
affirmative vote.
3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.] --J. Taylor.
Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of
Crito. --Berkeley.
4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a
proposition.
5. (Alg.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are
to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to
be subtracted. AffirmativelyAffirmatively Af*firm"a*tive*ly, adv.
In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a
question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively. Affirmatory
Affirmatory Af*firm"a*to*ry, a.
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. --Massey.
Confirmable
Confirmable Con*firm"a*ble, a.
That may be confirmed.
Confirmance
Confirmance Con*firm"ance, n.
Confirmation. [Obs.]
Confirmation
Confirmation Con`fir*ma"tion, n. [F. confirmation, L.
confirmatio.]
1. The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of
establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the
confirmation of an appointment.
Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest
claim. --Cowper.
2. That which confirms; that which gives new strength or
assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional
evidence; proof; convincing testimony.
Trifles light as air Are to the jealous
confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ. --Shak.
3. (Eccl.) A rite supplemental to baptism, by which a person
is admitted, through the laying on of the hands of a
bishop, to the full privileges of the church, as in the
Roman Catholic, the Episcopal Church, etc.
This ordinance is called confirmation, because they
who duly receive it are confirmed or strengthened
for the fulfillment of their Christian duties, by
the grace therein bestowed upon them. --Hook.
4. (Law) A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure
and not voidable, or by which a particular estate is
increased; a contract, express or implied, by which a
person makes that firm and binding which was before
voidable.
ConfirmativeConfirmative Con*firm"a*tive, a. [L. confirmativus: cf. F.
confirmatif.]
Tending to confirm or establish. --Sherwood. --
Con*firm"a*tive*ly, adv. ConfirmativelyConfirmative Con*firm"a*tive, a. [L. confirmativus: cf. F.
confirmatif.]
Tending to confirm or establish. --Sherwood. --
Con*firm"a*tive*ly, adv. Confirmator
Confirmator Con"fir*ma`tor, n. [L.]
One who, or that which, confirms; a confirmer. --Sir T.
Browne.
Confirmatory
Confirmatory Con*firm"a*to*ry, a. .
Serving to confirm; corroborative.
A fact confirmatory of the conclusion. --I. Taylor.
2. Pertaining to the rite of confirmation. --Compton.
Disaffirmance
Disaffirmance Dis`af*firm"ance, n.
1. The act of disaffirming; denial; negation.
2. (Law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior
tribunal; as, disaffirmance of judgment.
Disaffirmation
Disaffirmation Dis*af`fir*ma"tion, n.
The act of disaffirming; negation; refutation.
FirmamentFirmament Fir"ma*ment, n. [L. firmamentum, fr. firmare to make
firm: cf. F. firmament. See Firm, v. & a.]
1. Fixed foundation; established basis. [Obs.]
Custom is the . . . firmament of the law. --Jer.
Taylor.
2. The region of the air; the sky or heavens.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst
of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the
waters. --Gen. i. 6.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament.
--Gen. i. 14.
Note: In Scripture, the word denotes an expanse, a wide
extent; the great arch or expanse over out heads, in
which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds, and in
which the stars appear to be placed, and are really
seen.
3. (Old Astron.) The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote
of the celestial spheres. Firmamental
Firmamental Fir`ma*men"tal, a.
Pertaining to the firmament; celestial; being of the upper
regions. --Dryden.
FirmanFirman Fir"man (? or ?), n.; pl. Firmansor. [Pers.
ferm[=a]n.]
In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or
mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; --
generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to
insure him protection and assistance. [Written also
firmaun.] FirmansFirman Fir"man (? or ?), n.; pl. Firmansor. [Pers.
ferm[=a]n.]
In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or
mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; --
generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to
insure him protection and assistance. [Written also
firmaun.] firmaunFirman Fir"man (? or ?), n.; pl. Firmansor. [Pers.
ferm[=a]n.]
In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or
mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; --
generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to
insure him protection and assistance. [Written also
firmaun.] Infirmarian
Infirmarian In`fir*ma"ri*an ([i^]n`f[~e]r*m[=a]"r[i^]*an), n.
A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp.
in a monastic institution.
InfirmariesInfirmary In*firm"a*ry ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
Infirmaries (-r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie,
F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.]
A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and
nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated. InfirmaryInfirmary In*firm"a*ry ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
Infirmaries (-r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie,
F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.]
A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and
nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated. Infirmative
Infirmative In*firm"a*tive, a. [Cf. F. infirmatif.]
Weakening; annulling, or tending to make void. [Obs.]
Infirmatory
Infirmatory In*firm"a*to*ry, n.
An infirmary. [Obs.]
ObfirmateObfirm Ob*firm", Obfirmate Ob*firm"ate, v. t. [L.
obfirmatus, p. p. of obfirmare to make steadfast. See Ob-,
and Firm, v. t.]
To make firm; to harden in resolution. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Sheldon. Obfirmation
Obfirmation Ob"fir*ma"tion, n. [LL. obfirmatio.]
Hardness of heart; obduracy. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Reaffirmance
Reaffirmance Re`af*firm"ance, Reaffirmation
Re*af`fir*ma"tion
.
A second affirmation.
Reaffirmation
Reaffirmance Re`af*firm"ance, Reaffirmation
Re*af`fir*ma"tion
.
A second affirmation.
Meaning of Firma from wikipedia
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Firma may
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