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reconciliation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English reconciliacioun (“act of reconciling; state of accord or harmony;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, reconsiliacion, reconsiliaciun, and Middle French reconciliation, reconsiliacion, reconsiliation (“act of reconciling; result of this act; act of bringing about agreement or harmony; reconsecration of a desecrated place”) (modern French réconciliation), and from their Latin etymon reconciliātiō (“reinstatement, renewal, restoration; reconciliation”), from reconciliāre + -tiō.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
   • He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but painful memories made him feel unready to do so.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc.
3. (countable, uncountable) Religious senses. ▸ The end of estrangement between a human and God as a result of atonement.
4. (countable, uncountable) Religious senses. ▸ The reconsecration of a desecrated church or other holy site.
5. (countable, uncountable) Religious senses. ▸ Admission of a person to membership of the church, or readmission after the person has previously left the church.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Religious senses. ▸ Ellipsis of sacrament of reconciliation (“a sacrament (sacred ritual) also called confession, involving contrition by a person, confessing sins to a priest, penance performed by the person, and absolution granted by the priest”).
   alt of sacrament of reconciliation
7. (US, countable, uncountable) A special parliamentary procedure of the United States Congress to expedite the passage of certain federal budget legislation in the Senate, overriding the Senate's filibuster rules.
8. (Australia, Canada, countable, uncountable) The process of systemically atoning for the crimes and broken promises that a nation has historically committed against indigenous people.
   • In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action.
   • The comments were made at a council meeting last month, during which one councillor questioned whether changing the names would be pushing reconciliation efforts along too quickly. 2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”, in CBC News:

Forms

Antonyms

irreconciliation · unreconciliation

Deriveds

nonreconciliation · truth and reconciliation · reconciliation loop

Relateds

conciliate (Without prefix) · unreconcile (With forms with a prefix before re-) · conciliatrix (Without prefix) · nonreconcilable (With forms with a prefix before re-) · reconcilist (With prefix re- only) · unreconciled (With forms with a prefix before re-) · conciliant (Without prefix) · unreconcilably (With forms with a prefix before re-) · reconciler (With prefix re- only) · unreconciling (With forms with a prefix before re-) · irreconcilable (With forms with a prefix before re-) · irreconcilability (With forms with a prefix before re-) · reconcilability (With prefix re- only) · reconcilable (With prefix re- only) · reconciliate (With prefix re- only) · reconcilement (With prefix re- only) · unreconcilable (With forms with a prefix before re-) · irreconcilably (With forms with a prefix before re-) · conciliative (Without prefix) · reconcilableness (With prefix re- only) · conciliator (Without prefix) · reconciled (With prefix re- only) · reconciliatory (With prefix re- only) · reconciliator (With prefix re- only) · irreconciliation (With forms with a prefix before re-) · conciliatoriness (Without prefix) · conciliatorily (Without prefix) · conciliatory (Without prefix) · reconciliative (With prefix re- only) · irreconcilableness (With forms with a prefix before re-) · unreconciliation (With forms with a prefix before re-) · unreconcilableness (With forms with a prefix before re-) · conciliation (Without prefix) · reconciling (With prefix re- only) · conciliating (Without prefix) · reconcile (With prefix re- only)

Synonyms

reconciling · reconcilement · saught

Translations (152)

sh реконцилија́ција (Roman Catholic sacrament) · pl uzgodnienie sald na kontach (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · sh sakrament pomirenja (Roman Catholic sacrament) · de Übereinstimmung (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · tr uzlaşma (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sh rekoncilijacija (Roman Catholic sacrament) · ru примире́ние (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl rekoncyliacja (reconsecration of a desecrated church or other holy site) · ar مُصَالَحَة (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ur آشْتی (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sh rekoncilijacija (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · be прымірэ́нне (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · de Überleitung (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · ru сближе́ние (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ms penyesuaian (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · grc συμβίβασις (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · grc καταλλαγή (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sh pomirénje (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ru све́рка (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · kk бітістіру (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ro reconciliere (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sh помире́ње (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ur مُصالَحَہ (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · fr réconciliation (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · ky татуулашуу (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · id perdamaian (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ro împăcare (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sh реконцилија́ција (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · de Wiederaussöhnung (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · gl reconciliación (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · id rekonsiliasi (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · de Rekonziliation (Roman Catholic sacrament) · de Schlichtung (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · de Schlichtung (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ar صُلْح (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · fi sopiminen (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · fr réconciliation (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · hi पुनर्मिलन (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · lv samierināšanās (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · de Abstimmung (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · uz sulh (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sq pajtim (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl porozumienie (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sh по̀мирба (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · fr rapprochement (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · hu kiengesztelődés (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · lt sutaikymas (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · nn forsoning (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · fa-ira مُصالَحِه (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · gv aachoardail (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · de Abgleich (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · sh izmirenje (end of estrangement between a human and God) · fa-ira صُلْح (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · fr raccommodement (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · kk татуласу (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · fi täsmäyttäminen (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · yue 和解 (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · it ravvicinamento (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · fi rippi (Roman Catholic sacrament) · hu kibékülés (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · cmn 和解 (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ru согласова́ние (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · fa-ira آشْتی (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽𐍃 (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · hu egyeztetés (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · pl ugoda (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · nb forsoning (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl rekoncyliacja (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl pojednanie (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · fa-ira اِصْلاح (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sw suluhu (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · mk помирување (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sh izmirenje (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · sv försoning (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pt conciliação (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · gv aachaarjaghey (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · tl pagkakasundo (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · hu elszámolás (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · ca reconciliació (Roman Catholic sacrament) · ko 화해 (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · de Versöhnung (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · cs usmíření (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · gv aachaarjys (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sk pomerenie (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · da forsoning (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · kk елдестіру (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · hu összeegyeztetés (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · nl verzoening (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · tg оштӣ (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · crg mooshakahkinitoohk (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ar إِصْلَاح (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl przymierze (end of estrangement between a human and God) · pt conciliação (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · be прымірэ́ньне (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · tg сулҳ (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ur مُفَاہَمَت (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sk zmierenie (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · tg мусолиҳа (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · uk прими́рення (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl rekoncyliacja (admission or readmission of a person to membership of the church) · hu összehangolás (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · ca reconciliació (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl rekoncyliacja (Roman Catholic sacrament) · sl sprava (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sk uzmierenie (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · uz yarash (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · hi सुलह (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · el συμφιλίωση (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · ast reconciliación (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · fi sovinnonteko (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sa संधि (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ms perdamaian (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · de Aussöhnung (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · es reconciliación (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · zdj suluhu (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · hi संधि (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl pogodzenie się (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · kk келісу (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ky элдештирүү (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · az barışma (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · cs zpověď (Roman Catholic sacrament) · bg помиря́ване (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl rekoncyliacja (end of estrangement between a human and God) · bg помире́ние (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ur صُلْح (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · id rujuk (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · et lepitus (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · is sátt (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · it riconciliazione (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ka შერიგება (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · tr anlaşma (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sl pobotanje (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pl zgoda (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · de Wiederversöhnung (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · el καταλλαγή (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · nb avstemming (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · hy հաշտեցում (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · bn পুনর্মিলন (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · ja 和解 (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · pt reconciliação (Roman Catholic sacrament) · vi hoà giải (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · az barışdırma (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · sh pomirba (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · ky жарашуу (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · grc διαλλαγή (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · cs svátost smíření (Roman Catholic sacrament) · pt reconciliação (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · el συμφιλίωση (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · it riconciliazione (process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records) · id rekonsiliasi (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · xal эвцән (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement) · tg ислоҳ (re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement)