RECONCILIATION


Meaning of RECONCILIATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rekənsɪlieɪʃ(ə)n ]

( reconciliations)

1.

Reconciliation between two people or countries who have quarrelled is the process of their becoming friends again. A reconciliation is an instance of this.

...an appeal for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants...

N-VAR : oft N between/with/of n

2.

The reconciliation of two beliefs, facts, or demands that seem to be opposed is the process of finding a way in which they can both be true or both be successful.

...the ideal of democracy based upon a reconciliation of the values of equality and liberty.

N-SING : N between/of/with n

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