re-conciliation
ənˌsɪl noun
1.
an act of reconciling or the state of being reconciled.
2.
the process of making consistent or compatible.
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reconcile (ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (usually foll by to) | |
| 1. | to make (oneself or another) no longer opposed; cause to acquiesce in something unpleasant: she reconciled herself to poverty |
| 2. | to become friendly with (someone) after estrangement or to re-establish friendly relations between (two or more people) |
| 3. | to settle (a quarrel or difference) |
| 4. | to make (two apparently conflicting things) compatible or consistent with each other |
| 5. | to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, etc) |
| [C14: from Latin reconciliāre to bring together again, from | |
| 'reconcilement | |
| —n | |
| 'reconciler | |
| —n | |
| reconciliation | |
| —n | |
| reconciliatory | |
| —adj | |
| Reconciliation (ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
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Word Origin & History
reconciliation
late 14c., from Fr. reconciliation (14c.), from L. reconciliationem, noun of action from reconciliare (see reconcile).
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