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- DictionaryRec·on·cil·i·a·tion/ˌrekənˌsilēˈāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the restoration of friendly relations: "his reconciliation with your uncle"
- 2. the action of making one view or belief compatible with another: "he aims to bring about a reconciliation between art and technology"
1. a. : to restore to friendship or harmony. reconciled the factions. b. : settle, resolve. reconcile differences. 2. : to make consistent or congruous. reconcile an ideal with reality. 3. : to cause to submit to or accept something unpleasant. was reconciled to hardship. 4. a.
RECONCILIATION meaning: 1 : the act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement; 2 : the process of finding a way to make two different ideas, facts, etc., exist or be true at the same time.
[uncountable] the process of making it possible for two different ideas, facts, etc. to exist together without being opposed to each other. reconciliation between A and B the reconciliation between environment and development. reconciliation of A and B the reconciliation of town and country.
4 days ago · 1. variable noun. Reconciliation between two people or countries who have quarreled is the process of their becoming friends again. A reconciliation is an instance of this. ...an appeal for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants.
Reconciliation is the act of getting two things to be compatible with one another. You might have a reconciliation with a former enemy, or your mom might call for a reconciliation between your spending habits and your diminishing bank account.
1. The act of reconciling. 2. The condition of being reconciled. 3. Reconciliation See penance. [Middle English reconsiliacion, from Old French reconciliation, from Latin reconciliātiō, reconciliātiōn-, from reconciliātus, past participle of reconciliāre, to reconcile; see reconcile .]
a process in which two people or groups become friendly again after they have argued: to seek a reconciliation. reconciliation noun (AGREE) the process of making two opposite ideas, beliefs, or situations agree: the reconciliation of facts with theory.
