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rec⋅on⋅cil⋅i⋅a⋅tion

  [rek-uhn-sil-ee-ey-shuhn]
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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, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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pen·ance   (pěn'əns)   
n.  

  1. An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing.

  2. 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.]
rec·on·cil·i·a·tion   (rěk'ən-sĭl'ē-ā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of reconciling.

  2. The condition of being reconciled.

  3. 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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