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Definition of Reconciliation

1. Noun. The reestablishing of cordial relations.

2. Noun. Getting two things to correspond. "The reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"

Definition of Reconciliation

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

Definition of Reconciliation

1. Noun. The reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement. ¹

2. Noun. (theology) The end of estrangement between a human and God as a result of the process of atonement; more specifically, ¹

3. Noun. (accounting) Process of matching and comparing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reconciliation

1. conciliation [n -S] - See also: conciliation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reconciliation

reconceptualizations reconceptualize reconceptualized reconceptualizes reconceptualizing reconcilability reconcilable reconcilables reconcile reconciled

reconcilement reconcilements reconciler reconcilers reconciles reconciliation (current term) reconciliations reconciliatorily reconciliatory reconciling

reconcilingly recondensation recondensations recondense recondensed recondenses recondensing recondite reconditely reconditeness

Literary usage of Reconciliation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1907)
"Carena, indeed, tells us that it was the most usual of all and was the customary penalty in a wide variety of offences.2 reconciliation. ..."

2. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"In May 1990, the newly elected president, Patricio Ayl- win Azocar, established the National Commission for Truth and reconciliation to investigate the most ..."

3. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1912)
"The lovers hardly realize even now their situation: that they are awake. 2At this point there is a reconciliation of the men. ..."

4. The Chartist Movement by Mark Hovell (1918)
"This reconciliation was to be accomplished by a combined agitation for " full, fair, ... In recommending the " reconciliation " to his readers Sturge writes ..."

5. A Political and Civil History of the United States of America: From the Year by Timothy Pitkin (1828)
"... 1778—Ministers propose a plan of reconciliation on the 17th of February—this plan contained in three bills—purport of the bills—sent to America before ..."

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