Reconciliation

Origin

From Latin reconciliatio ("a re-establishing, reinstatement, restoration, renewal, a reconciling, reconciliation"), from reconciliare

Full definition of reconciliation

Noun

1. The reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement.He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but too many painful memories kept him from making contact again.
2. (theology) The end of estrangement between a human and God as a result of the process of atonement; more specifically,
• A Roman Catholic sacrament involving contrition, confession, punishment and absolution; penance.
3. (accounting) Process of matching and comparing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement.

Synonyms

• saught