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reconciliation

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rec·on·cil·i·a·tion  (rkn-sl-shn)
n.
1. The act of reconciling.
2. The condition of being reconciled.
3. See penance.

[Middle English reconsiliacion, from Old French reconciliation, from Latin reconciliti, reconcilitin-, from reconcilitus, past participle of reconcilire, to reconcile; see reconcile.]

Reconciliation [ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a sacrament in which repentant sinners are absolved and gain reconciliation with God and the Church, on condition of confession of their sins to a priest and of performing a penance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reconciliationreconciliation - the reestablishing of cordial relations
cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"
2.reconciliationreconciliation - getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"
equalisation, equalization, leveling - the act of making equal or uniform

reconciliation
noun
1. reunion, conciliation, rapprochement (French), appeasement, détente, pacification, propitiation, understanding, bringing back together, reconcilement The couple have separated but he wants a reconciliation.
reunion break-up, separation, falling-out, alienation, antagonism, estrangement
2. harmonizing, balancing, squaring, adjustment, synthesis, harmonization a reconciliation of the values of equality and liberty
3. accommodation, settlement, resolving, compromise, remedying, rectification the reconciliation of our differences
Translations
reconciliation [ˌrekənsɪlɪˈeɪʃən] N
1. (= reuniting) → reconciliación f
to bring about a reconciliationlograr una reconciliación
2. (= making compatible) [of theories, ideals] → conciliación f
3. [of accounts] → conciliación f
reconciliation [ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən] n
[people, countries] → réconciliation f
[opinons, beliefs, demands] → conciliation f
reconciliation
n (of persons)Versöhnung f, → Aussöhnung f; (of opinions, principles)Vereinbarung f, → Versöhnung f (esp Philos); (of differences)Beilegung f
reconciliation [ˌrɛkənsɪlɪˈeɪʃn] n (of people) → riconciliazione f; (of contradictions, attitudes) → conciliazione f
reconciliation [ˌrɛkənsɪlɪˈeɪʃn] n (of people) → riconciliazione f; (of contradictions, attitudes) → conciliazione f


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If you would only dismiss them from your heels, there might soon be treaties of peace and reconciliation between us.
And who hath taught it reconciliation with time, and something higher than all reconciliation?
After having so nobly disentangled themselves from the shackles of Parental Authority, by a Clandestine Marriage, they were determined never to forfeit the good opinion they had gained in the World, in so doing, by accepting any proposals of reconciliation that might be offered them by their Fathers--to this farther tryal of their noble independance however they never were exposed.
 
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