affiliation (afiliashon)

[ marriage; a solemn engagement; a marriage contract. Accord of friendes, consent of Parents sought, Affyaunce made, my happine e begonne. Spenser, F. Q., II. iv. 21. 3. Affinity; intimate relation; connection. In defiance of his church and not in a fiance with it. H. James, Subs. and Shad., p. 198. affiance (a-fi'ans), v. t.; pret. and pp. affianced, ppr. affiancing. [ In me behold the Prince, Your countryman, affianced years ago To the Lady Ida. same family or society; hence, consanguinity or kinship of feeling or character. There are a number of affiliations which were of at least equal antiquity with Adoption, and which, I suspect, served its object even more completely in very ancient times. Maine, Early Law and Custom, p. 98. So intense is our sense of affiliation with their nature, that we speak of them universally as our fathers. Whipple , E . and Rev., I. 221. 2. A ociation in general; relation; connection; friendship; alliance. The merry gallants of a French colonial military service which had grown gro by affiliation with Spanish-American frontier life. G. W. Cable , Old Creole Days, p. 4. The population [of the disputed territory on the western boundary of Afghanistan] is sparse, with few affiliations Science , V. 359. 2. To a ure by pledge or promise. [Rare.] Stranger! whoe'er thou art, securely rest Affianced in my faith, a friendly guest. Pope , Ody ey, xv. 305. affiancer (a-fi'an-ser), n. One who affiances; one who makes a contract of marriage between parties. 3. In law, the act of imputing or of determining the paternity of a child, and the fixing upon the father the obligation to provide for its maintenance. Hence-4. The fathering of a thing upon any one; the a ignment of anything to its origin; connection by way of derivation or descent: with upon. called spiritual affinity, is not now considered a bar to marriage, as it was before the Council of Trent, which made no provision on the subject. Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter. 1 Kí. iii. 1. 2t. Intercourse; acquaintance; companionship. About forty years past, I began a happy afinity with William Cranmer. Burton . Hence-3. A natural liking for, or attraction to, a person or thing; a natural drawing or inclination; an inherent mutual liking or attraction. Some transcendent, unborn affinity, by which we are linked to things above the range of mere nature. Bushnell, Nat. and the Super nat., p. 68. 4. Inherent likene or agreement as between things; e ential or specific conformity; intimate resemblance or connection. The perception of real affinities between events (that is to say, of ideal affinities , for those only are real) enables the poet thus to make free with the most imposing forms and phenomena of the world, and to a ert the predominance of the soul. Emerson, Nature, 5. In chem., that force by which the atoms of bodies of di imilar nature unite in certain defi nite proportions to form a compound different in its nature from any of its constituents: called distinctively chemical or elective affinity. The word has lost its original meaning, and now signifies nothing more than chemical force. See chemical. Affinity is neither the gases nor their product, but a power which renders the product po ible. G. H. Lewes , Probs. of Life and Mind, I. i. § 25 4. In law , the solemn declaration made by Quakers, Moravians, or others conscientiously opposed to taking oaths, in cases where an oath is generally required. False affirmations made by such persons are punishable in the same way as perjury. affirmative (a-fer'ma-tiv), a. and n. [ affirmatyff , n., affirm at if , F. affirm at if , -ive , a., affirmative , n., affirmativus , affirm at us , pp . of affirm are : see affirm .] I. a. 1. Charac- terized by affirmation or a ertion; a ertive; positive in form; not negative: as, an affirmative proposition; affirmative principles. In formal distinction of affirmative negative proposi- tions relates not to the nature of what is a erted, but only to the form of the proposition, which is called affirm- ative if it contains no negative particle. Hence - 2. Positive in manner; confident; dogmatic. Be not confident and affirmative in an uncertain matter. Jer. Taylor , Holy Living, p. 102. 3. Giving affirmation or a ent; confirmatory; ratifying; concurring; agreeing: as, an affirm- ative decree or judgment by an appellate court; II. n. 1. That which affirms or a erts; a positive proposition or averment: as, two neg- atives make an affirmative . Your four negatives make your two affirmatives . Shak ., T. N., v. 1. 2. That which gives affirmation or a ent; the agreeing or concurring part or side: with the definite article: as, to support the affirmative ; to vote in the affirmative (that is, in favor of the affirmative side), as in a legislative body. A government is perfect of which the affirmative can be truly stated in answering these questions. Brougham, 3. In judicial proceedings, the side which, whether in itself an affirmation or a negation, requires first to be supported by proof, pre- sumption in the absence of proof being against it; the side which has the burden of proof. 4. Naut ., the signal-flag or pendant by which a ent is expre ed. affirmatively (a-fer'ma-tiv-li), adv . 1. In an affirmative manner; by expre declaration; positively; expre ly.-2. In the affirmative mode; by a erting that a disputed or doubt- ful thing is: opposed to negatively . I believe in God. First, in God affirmatively , I believe he is; against atheism. Secondly, in God exclusively, not in gods; as against polytheism and idolatry. IMG:content-0350.png:[merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small] where the affirmant has scruples against tak- ing an oath); make a legal affirmation. See affirmation . affirmable (a-fer'ma-bl), a . [ affirm + -able .] Capable of being affirmed, a erted, or de- clared: followed by of : as, an attribute affirm- able of every just man. affirm ably (a-fer'ma-bli), adv . In a way capa- firm.] 1. The act of affirming; a everation; a ertion. E'en when sober truth prevails throughout, They swear it, till affirmance breeds a doubt. Cowper , Conversation, 1. 66. 2. Dependent upon an affirmative principle: as, an affirmatory syllogism. De Morgan. affirmer (a-fer'mèr), n. One who affirms. The burthen of the proof in law resteth upon the affirmer . Bp . Bramhall , Schism Guarded, p. 285. affitcht, v . t . [ affitche , afficche , affiche , aficher , afichier , mod. F. afficher Pr. aficar , afiquar = Sp. afijar = It. afficcare , affigicare , a freq. form equiv. to affix are , freq. of L. affigere , adfigere , fasten to, affix: see affix , and cf. fitch3 , fix .] To fasten to; affix. affix (a-fiks'), v. t.; pret. and pp. affixed (for- merly often and still occasionally affixt ), ppr. affixing . [ affix are , freq. of L. affigere , ad figere , pp. affix us , adfixus , fasten to, ad , to , + figere , fasten, fix. The older form in E. was affitch , q. v.] To fix; fasten, join, or attach; conjoin, add, or append; make an adjunct or part of: followed by to . Archbishop Whitgift was the first to affix his name to the death warrant. Bancroft, Hist. U. S., I. 226. As plants became more highly developed and affixed to the ground, they would be compelled to be anemophilous IMG:content-0351.png:[blocks in formation] affix us , adfixus , pp.: see affix , v .] 1. That which is joined, attached, or added; an addition or attachment.-2. In philol . , a syllable or letter, prefix or suffix, attached to a word or a verbal root or stem, as in good - ne , ver i - fy , civil - ize , un -able, un - con -form- able .-3. In decorative art, any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a ve el or other utensil, to an architectural feature, etc.: afflict (a-flikt'), v. t. [In earlier form a flight , q. v.; afflict are , adflictare , trouble, agitate, vex greatly, intensive of affligere , adfligere , pp. afflict us , adflictus , beat down, dash to the ground, ad , to, + fligere , beat, strike, prob. akin to E. blow3 , a stroke, hit.] 1. To strike down; pros- trate; overthrow; rout. And, rea embling our afflicted powers, Consult how we may henceforth most offend Our enemy. afflict There is no community free from a multitude of croakers and alarmists,. who afflict the patience and conscience of all good Christians within the reach of their influence. Whipple, E . and Rev., II. 118. The afflicted voice of the country, in its hour of danger, has charmed down with a sweet persuasion the angry pa ions of the day. Everett , Orations, I. 379. =Syn. Afflict, Distre , Trouble, Hara , Torment; try, pain, hurt, plague, persecute. Of these words, afflict implies the most spiritual effect, the greatest depth and continuance of sorrow. To distre is a more outward act, bringing one into straitne of circumstances or feeling, so that there is more anxiety for the future, while perhaps the aflicted person knows the full measure of his lo and is wholly occupied with the past. To trouble is a lighter act, involving perhaps confusion or uncertainty of mind, and especially embarra ment. Hara , as applied to mind or body, suggests the infliction of wearine that comes from the continuance or repetition of trying experiences, so that there is not time for rest. Torment implies the infliction of acute pain, physical or mental, and is frequently used in the sense of hara ing by frequent return. The use of afflicted otherwise than of persons severally or collectively is highly figurative or poetic: as, my afflicted fortunes; the other words have freer figurative use. See affliction. O ye aflicted ones who lie Steeped to the lips in misery. Long fellow, Goblet of Life. I come to visit the afflicted spirits Here in the prison. Shak ., M. for M., ii. 3. Myself distre 'd , an exile, and unknown, Debarr'd from Europe, and from Asia thrown, In Libyan deserts wander thus alone. Dryden, Æneid, i. 531. 101 A feeling of sadne and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain. Long fellow, The Day is Done. Great distre has never hitherto taught, and while the world lasts it never will teach, wise le ons to any part of mankind. Burke , Letter to Memb. of Nat. A embly. The state of one who really wishes for death is firmly linked in our thoughts with the extreme of misery and wretchedne and disease. W. K. Clifford , Lectures, I. 229. 2. Trouble, misfortune, disaster, visitation, blow, trial, woe, tribulation. See list under grief .