RECONCILIATION


Meaning of RECONCILIATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-kən-ˌsi-lē-ˈā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English reconsiliacioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin reconciliation-, reconciliatio, from reconciliare

Date: 14th century

1. : the action of reconciling : the state of being reconciled

2. : the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance

• rec·on·cil·ia·to·ry -ˈsil-yə-ˌtȯr-ē, -ˈsi-lē-ə- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.