reconciliation
restoring friendly relations
The process when people or groups become friendly again after they have argued or fought.
reconciliation between [group A] and [group B]
- The new government promised to work toward reconciliation between the rival ethnic communities.
- After years of silence, a family reunion finally led to reconciliation between the two brothers.
- The peace agreement was only the first step in a long process of reconciliation.
- Community leaders organized joint events to encourage reconciliation after the riots.
- The film explores the painful road to reconciliation after a civil war.
- Reconciliation between the two countries took many years.
- Their talk was the first step toward reconciliation.
- The church helped with reconciliation in the village.
- The couple went to counseling to find reconciliation.
- After the war, people hoped for reconciliation in the nation.
making differing things consistent
The act of showing that two different ideas or reports can fit together and both be true.
reconciliation of [differences/data/figures]
- The report attempts a reconciliation of the conflicting witness statements.
- Philosophers have long debated the reconciliation of free will and determinism.
- The committee called for a reconciliation of the budget figures from the two departments.
- Her work offers a convincing reconciliation between the two competing theories.
- A reconciliation of these statistics is necessary before we publish the study.
- The book tries to give a reconciliation of these two ideas.
- Scientists are working on a reconciliation of the different results.
- We need a reconciliation of these numbers before the meeting.
- The article is a reconciliation of two very different views.
- There is still no reconciliation of these facts.
calm acceptance of reality
A calm feeling when you finally accept something bad or sad that you cannot change.
reconciliation with [reality/situation/fact]
- Over time she came to a quiet reconciliation with her disability.
- The final chapter describes his reconciliation with the fact that he will never return home.
- Therapy helped him move from anger to reconciliation with his past mistakes.
- There was a sense of reconciliation with mortality in his later poems.
- Her decision not to have children was made in reconciliation with her partner's wishes.
- He finally found reconciliation with his past.
- She reached reconciliation with the fact that she was ill.
- It took years for him to feel any reconciliation with his loss.
- The story ends with her reconciliation with reality.
- I am still looking for reconciliation with this change.
checking accounts agree
In accounting, the process of checking that two money records are the same, and finding reasons if they are not.
reconciliation of [accounts/balances]
- Please complete the bank reconciliation before the end of the month.
- The audit found that no proper reconciliation had been done on the payroll accounts.
- Regular reconciliation of supplier statements helps prevent payment errors.
- We discovered the missing invoice during the year-end reconciliation.
- The software automates the reconciliation of credit card transactions with invoices.
- I do a bank reconciliation every month.
- The accountant is working on the reconciliation of these accounts.
- Reconciliation helps us see mistakes in the numbers.
- The company failed to do a proper reconciliation last year.
- We use software to help with reconciliation of payments.
religious confession rite
In the Catholic Church and some other churches, a special religious action where a person tells a priest their sins and receives forgiveness from God.
the Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Many parishioners take part in the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent.
- The priest explained how Reconciliation is meant to heal a person's relationship with God and the community.
- Children usually prepare for their first Reconciliation around the age of seven.
- The cathedral offers Reconciliation every Saturday afternoon.
- She experienced a deep sense of peace after Reconciliation.
- He went to Reconciliation before Easter.
- In this church, Reconciliation is offered twice a week.
- Children learn about the Sacrament of Reconciliation in class.
- She felt new hope after Reconciliation.
- Reconciliation is an important sacrament for many Catholics.
- Base: reconciliation
- Plural: reconciliation, reconciliations
bank reconciliation
1checking company records against bank
An accounting check where you compare your own money records with the bank's records to see if they are the same and to find any differences.
- I have to finish the bank reconciliation before we close the books for the month.
- The software makes bank reconciliation much faster and easier.
national reconciliation
1healing divisions within a country
A process to help people in one country live together in peace again after war, violence, or deep political or social conflict.
- The new president said that national reconciliation would be his top priority.
- The peace deal created a framework for truth-telling and national reconciliation.
reconciliation bill
1US budget-related law procedure
In United States politics, a special kind of budget law that can pass the Senate with fewer votes than normal and cannot be blocked in the usual way.
- Lawmakers plan to use a reconciliation bill to pass the tax changes.
- Because it is a reconciliation bill, the measure can move forward with a simple majority.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
1Catholic rite of confession
In the Catholic Church, the official name for the sacrament where a person tells a priest their sins and receives forgiveness from God.
- Children in the parish are preparing for their first Sacrament of Reconciliation.
- The priest spoke about the healing power of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
1official body for post-conflict truth-telling
An official group set up, usually after war or a harsh government, to hear stories about past violence and human rights abuses and to help a country heal.
- South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission became a model for many other countries.
- The report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was painful to read but important for the nation.