asseveration

English

WOTD – 8 January 2010

Etymology

From Latin assevērātiō, from assevērō.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /əˌsɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, /æsˌɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

asseveration (plural asseverations)

1. An earnest affirmation or declaration of support.
   • Daniel Defoe

     No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings, and swearings he makes.

   • 1865, Johann Peter Lange, The Gospel according to Matthew^[1], page 117:

     The true oath consists in the simple asseveration, uttered in perfect consciousness on solemn occasions...

Synonyms

• (earnest affirmation): averment, avowal

Derived terms

• asseverational

Related terms

• assever
• asseverate

Translations

earnest affirmation

• Bulgarian: твърдение (bg) (tvǎrdenie), заявление (bg) (zajavlenie)
• Catalan: asseveració f
• German: Beteuerung (de) f

• Korean: 단언 (ko) (daneon)
• Latin: assevērātiō f