reconciliation

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌrɛkəˌnsɪliːˈeɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The restoration of friendly relations between people or groups after a disagreement, conflict, or estrangement.; The process of making two things consistent or compatible; the act of bringing into agreement or harmony.; In accounting, the process of comparing two sets of records to ensure they are in agreement, such as matching a bank statement with a company's internal records.; In Christian theology, the restoration of the relationship between God and humanity through the atonement of Christ; also, the sacrament of penance or confession in the Catholic Church.; The act of accepting or resigning oneself to a situation that cannot be changed; coming to terms with something undesirable.; In politics or law, the process of comparing and aligning different versions of a bill passed by two legislative chambers to produce a single agreed-upon text.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: reconciliations

Collocations

national reconciliationreconciliation processreconciliation betweenbank reconciliationreconciliation withreconciliation accounttruth and reconciliation

Derivatives

reconcilereconcilableirreconcilablereconciliatoryreconcilerirreconcilably

Synonyms

rapprochementconciliationresolutionharmonizationsettlementdétente

Antonyms

estrangementalienationdiscordrift

Commonly confused

conciliation
EN: 'Conciliation' refers to the act of preventing or reducing conflict, often before it escalates; 'reconciliation' specifically implies restoring a relationship after a break or conflict has occurred.
resolution
EN: 'Resolution' is a broader term for solving any problem or dispute; 'reconciliation' specifically involves restoring harmony between parties who were in conflict.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the sequence 'c-i-l-i-a-t-i-o-n' in the middle; a common error is writing 'reconcilation' (missing the second 'i') or 'reconcilliation' (double 'l').

💬 Examples

  1. After years of silence, the two brothers finally achieved reconciliation.

  2. The reconciliation of science and religion has been a topic of philosophical debate for centuries.

  3. The accountant performed a bank reconciliation at the end of each month to identify discrepancies.

  4. The priest administered the sacrament of reconciliation to the penitent.

  5. She felt a quiet reconciliation with her fate after the diagnosis.

  6. The reconciliation committee met to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.