[rek-uh
n-sil-ee-ey-shuhn] 
| 1. | an act of reconciling or the state of being reconciled. |
| 2. | the process of making consistent or compatible. |
| pen·ance (pěn'əns) n.
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.
[Middle English reconsiliacion, from Old French reconciliation, from Latin reconciliātiō, reconciliātiōn-, from reconciliātus, past participle of reconciliāre, to reconcile; see reconcile.] |