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rec·on·cil·i·a·tion

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–noun

1.	an act of reconciling or the state of being reconciled.

2.	the process of making consistent or compatible.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME reconsiliacion < L reconciliātiōn- (s. of reconciliātiō), equiv. to reconciliāt(us) (see reconcile, -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

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n.

An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing.
A sacrament in some Christian churches that includes contrition, confession to a priest, acceptance of punishment, and absolution. Also called reconciliation.

tr.v. pen·anced, pen·anc·ing, pen·anc·es
To impose penance upon.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paenitentia, penitence, from paenitēns, paenitent-, penitent; see penitent.]

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rec·on·cil·i·a·tion Audio Help (rěk'ən-sĭl'ē-ā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of reconciling.
The condition of being reconciled.
See penance.

[Middle English reconsiliacion, from Old French reconciliation, from Latin reconciliātiō, reconciliātiōn-, from reconciliātus, past participle of reconciliāre, to reconcile; see reconcile.]

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reconciliation
noun
1.	the reestablishing of cordial relations
2.	getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"

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ˈreconˌciliˈation [-sili-] noun

Example: There has been a reconciliation between her and her husband; an act of reconciliation

Arabic:	مُصالَحَه، صُلْح، تَوْفيق
Chinese (Simplified):	和解
Chinese (Traditional):	和解
Czech:	(u)smiřování
Danish:	forsoning
Dutch:	verzoening
Estonian:	leppimine
Finnish:	sovinto
French:	réconciliation
German:	die Versöhnung
Greek:	συμφιλίωση
Hungarian:	kibékülés
Icelandic:	sættir
Italian:	riconciliazione
Japanese:	和解

Korean:	화해, 조정
Latvian:	izlīgšana; izlīgums; samierināšanās
Lithuanian:	su(si)taikymas, suderinimas
Norwegian:	forsoning, forlik
Polish:	pojednanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	reconciliação
Portuguese (Portugal):	reconciliação
Romanian:	împăcare, reconciliere
Russian:	примирение
Slovak:	(u)zmierenie
Slovenian:	sprava
Spanish:	reconciliación
Swedish:	försoning, förlikning
Turkish:	barışma, uzlaşma

See also: reconcile, "reconciliation" in any language

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Reconciliation

Rec`on*cil`i*a"tion\ (-s?l`?*?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]conciliation, L. reconciliatio.]

1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship.

Reconciliation and friendship with God really form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment. --S. Miller.

2. Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency; harmony.

A clear and easy reconciliation of those seeming inconsistencies of Scripture. --D. Rogers.

Syn: Reconcilement; reunion; pacification; appeasement; propitiation; atonement; expiation.

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