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Meaning of reconciliation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

reconciliation

Pronunciation:/ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən/

noun

Definitions

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

    Example: He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but too many painful memories kept him from making contact again.

  2. The end of estrangement between a human and God as a result of the process of atonement.

  3. A Roman Catholic sacrament involving contrition, confession, punishment and absolution; penance.

  4. Process of matching, comparing and agreeing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement, including list of explainable differences.