reaffirˈmation [re- 5 a.] Renewed affirmation; reassertion. 1857P. Freeman Princ.Div.Serv. II. 100 The dogmatic re-affirmation of Eucharistic doctrine.1885Athenæum 14 Nov. 642/2 The..criticism..concludes with a reaffirmation of the great influence of the antique on Raphael.