Manifestation vs. Affirmation — What's the Difference?

An event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract or theoretical

The action or process of affirming something

The act of manifesting.

Emotional support or encouragement

The state of being manifested.

The act of affirming or the state of being affirmed; assertion.

An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something

Something declared to be true; a positive statement or judgment.

One of the forms in which someone or something, such as a person, a divine being, or an idea, is revealed.

A statement intended to provide encouragement, emotional support, or motivation, especially when used for the purpose of autosuggestion.

The materialized form of a spirit.

(Law) The assertion that the testimony one gives is true and equivalent to that which would be given while under oath.

A public demonstration, usually of a political nature.

That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

The act or process of becoming manifest.

(legal) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.

The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.

A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

(medical) The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.

Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.

A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration and/or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.

The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; - opposed to negation or denial.

(dated) A political demonstration or protest.

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.

The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding.

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.

That which manifests; a phenomenon which gives evidence of something hidden; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation; the delayed manifestation of a disease.

A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

The materialization or apparition of a spirit; - a phenomenon claimed to be seen by spiritualists.

The act of affirming or asserting or stating something

A clear appearance;

(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)

A manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing;

A judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand

An appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

Expression without words;

A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature);