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He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but too many painful memories kept him from making contact again.
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réconciliation — [ rekɔ̃siljasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. reconciliatio, de reconciliare → réconcilier 1 ♦ Liturg. Cérémonie catholique par laquelle une personne est réintégrée dans l Église. Réconciliation d un clerc suspens. Cérémonie par laquelle un lieu saint… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Reconciliation — may refer to:* Reconciliation (Josefina de Vasconcellos), a sculpture by Josefina de Vasconcellos * Bank reconciliation * Reconciliation bill * Reconciliation process * Reconciliation (Accounting) * Confession, or Reconciliation, a Christian… … Wikipedia
reconciliation — Reconciliation. s. f. v. Accommodement de deux personnes qui estoient mal ensemble. Veritable, sincere reconciliation. reconciliation feinte ou plastrée. il a travaillé à leur reconciliation. il a moyenné cette reconciliation. On appelle aussi,… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
reconciliation — I noun accord, adjustment, agreement, amnesty, appeasement, arbitration, conciliation, concord, concordance, forgiveness, harmony, improved relations, mediation, mollification, mutual forgiveness, pacification, peace, peacemaking, propitiation,… … Law dictionary
reconciliation — UK US /ˌrekənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən/ noun [C or U] ► ACCOUNTING the process of comparing different financial accounts, amounts, etc. in order to check that they add up to the same total or to explain any differences between them: »We haven t done a… … Financial and business terms
Reconciliation — Rec on*cil i*a tion ( s?l ?*? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]conciliation, L. reconciliatio.] 1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship. [1913 Webster] Reconciliation and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reconciliation — [rek΄ənsīl′məntrek΄ən sil΄ē ā′shən] n. [ME reconsiliacion < MFr reconciliation < L reconciliatio] a reconciling or being reconciled: also reconcilement [rek΄ənsīl′mənt] reconciliatory adj … English World dictionary
Reconciliation — (v. lat.), Versöhnung, Aussöhnung, bes. dessen, der Buße gethan hatte, mit der Kirche … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
reconciliation — late 14c., from O.Fr. reconciliacion (14c.) and directly from L. reconciliationem (nom. reconciliatio), noun of action from reconciliare (see RECONCILE (Cf. reconcile)) … Etymology dictionary
Reconciliation — Reconciliation is a calculation that shows how one balance or figure is derived systematically from another … International financial encyclopaedia
reconciliation — Reconciliation, Reconciliatio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
