reconciliation

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  1. noun The act of reconciling.
  2. noun The condition of being reconciled.
  3. noun See penance.

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  • These walks in the country—much more of the real country than my husband had ever expected to find so near Paris—began to reconcile him to his new life; but what helped most towards this reconciliation was the Bois de Boulogne, with its hidden charms and beauties, which he had the pleasure of discovering for himself, never having heard of them. —  Philip Gilbert Hamerton
  • The only thing that their reconciliation is accomplishing, is running her career as well. —  Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
  • She said that when she burned the letter, which she described as a reconciliation attempt written by her ex-husband, she was distraught and wanted to end her marriage. —  Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
  • Representative of the blessings of this reconciliation are the facts that we now enjoy "new life" (Col. 2: 13), the status of being Christ's "friends" (Jn. 15: 14), and even the adopted position of being called the "dearly loved children of God," (Jn. 1: Eph. 1: 5, 5: 1; I Jn. 3: 1)! —  ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
  • But I agree with Janine that their reconciliation was a gloss over of their problems. —  Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English reconsiliacion, from Old French reconciliation, from Latin reconciliātiō, reconciliātiōn-, from reconciliātus, past participle of reconciliāre, to reconcile; see reconcile.

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  1. from Old French reconciliation. F. réconciliation =Provencal reconciliatio =Spanish reconciliacion =Portuguese reconciliação =Italian riconciliazione, from Latin reconciliatio (n-), a restoration, renewal, reconciliation, from reconciliare, reconcile: see reconcile.
 

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/rɛkənsɪlɪˈeɪʃən/
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