réconciliation — meaning in English
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English meaning
- atonement noun The act of making amends for wrongdoing.
- reconciliation noun The restoration of friendly relations between people or groups who have been in conflict.
Senses
réconciliation is used for these senses in English:
- atonement (theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
- reconciliation The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
- reconciliation (accounting) The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc.
atonement — full definition
- noun The act of making amends for wrongdoing.
- noun (religion) The reconciliation between God and humanity, especially through the death of Jesus Christ.
reconciliation — full definition
- noun The restoration of friendly relations between people or groups who have been in conflict.
- noun The process of comparing two sets of records or accounts to check that they agree, and identifying and correcting any differences.
- noun The act of making two apparently conflicting ideas, accounts or requirements compatible with each other.