noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
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General-American:/ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:R EH2 K AH0 N S IH2 L IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but painful memories made him feel unready to do so.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reconcilement, reconciling, saught
Antonyms: irreconciliation, unreconciliation
2
noun
Meaning 2
The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: accounting, business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Religious senses.
The end of estrangement between a human and God as a result of atonement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Religious senses.
The reconsecration of a desecrated church or other holy site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Religious senses.
Admission of a person to membership of the church, or readmission after the person has previously left the church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Religious senses.
Ellipsis of sacrament of reconciliation (“a sacrament (sacred ritual) also called confession, involving contrition by a person, confessing sins to a priest, penance performed by the person, and absolution granted by the priest”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A special parliamentary procedure of the United States Congress to expedite the passage of certain federal budget legislation in the Senate, overriding the Senate's filibuster rules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
The process of systemically atoning for the crimes and broken promises that a nation has historically committed against indigenous people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, countable, uncountable
Examples
In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
getting two things to correspond
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rapprochement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cooperation
History
Etymology
From Middle English reconciliacioun (“act of reconciling; state of accord or harmony;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, reconsiliacion, reconsiliaciun, and Middle French reconciliation, reconsiliacion, reconsiliation (“act of reconciling; result of this act; act of bringing about agreement or harmony; reconsecration of a desecrated place”) (modern French réconciliation), and from their Latin etymon reconciliātiō (“reinstatement, renewal, restoration; reconciliation”), from reconciliāre + -tiō.
Across languages
Translations
146 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
pajtim
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Arabic:
صُلْح
(ṣulḥ)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Arabic:
مُصَالَحَة
(muṣālaḥa)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Arabic:
إِصْلَاح
(ʔiṣlāḥ)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Armenian:
հաշտեցում
(haštecʻum)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Asturian:
reconciliación
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Azerbaijani:
barışdırma
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Azerbaijani:
barışma
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Belarusian:
прымірэ́нне
(prymirénnje)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Belarusian:
прымірэ́ньне
(prymirénʹnje)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Bengali:
পুনর্মিলন
(punrmilon)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Bulgarian:
помире́ние
(pomirénie)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Bulgarian:
помиря́ване
(pomirjávane)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Catalan:
reconciliació
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Chinese Cantonese:
和解
(wo4 gaai2)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Chinese Mandarin:
和解
(héjiě)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Ngazidja Comorian:
suluhu
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Czech:
usmíření
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Danish:
forsoning
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Dutch:
verzoening
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Estonian:
lepitus
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Finnish:
sopiminen
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Finnish:
sovinnonteko
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
French:
réconciliation
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
French:
raccommodement
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Galician:
reconciliación
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Georgian:
შერიგება
(šerigeba)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
German:
Aussöhnung
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
German:
Schlichtung
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
German:
Versöhnung
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
German:
Wiederaussöhnung
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
German:
Wiederversöhnung
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽𐍃
(gafriþōns)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Greek:
καταλλαγή
(katallagí)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Greek:
συμφιλίωση
(symfilíosi)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Ancient Greek:
διαλλαγή
(diallagḗ)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Ancient Greek:
καταλλαγή
(katallagḗ)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Ancient Greek:
συμβίβασις
(sumbíbasis)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Hindi:
सुलह
(sulah)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Hindi:
संधि
(sandhi)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Hindi:
पुनर्मिलन
(punarmilan)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Hungarian:
kibékülés
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Hungarian:
kiengesztelődés
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Icelandic:
sátt
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Indonesian:
rekonsiliasi
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Indonesian:
rujuk
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Indonesian:
perdamaian
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Italian:
ravvicinamento
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Italian:
riconciliazione
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Japanese:
和解
(wakai)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Kalmyk:
эвцән
(evtsän)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Kazakh:
татуласу
(tatulasu)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Kazakh:
елдестіру
(eldestıru)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Kazakh:
бітістіру
(bıtıstıru)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Kazakh:
келісу
(kelısu)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Korean:
화해
(hwahae)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Kyrgyz:
элдештирүү
(eldeştirüü)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Kyrgyz:
татуулашуу
(tatuulaşuu)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Kyrgyz:
жарашуу
(jaraşuu)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Latvian:
samierināšanās
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Lithuanian:
sutaikymas
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Macedonian:
помирување
(pomiruvanje)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Malay:
perdamaian
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Manx:
aachaarjaghey
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Manx:
aachaarjys
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Manx:
aachoardail
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Michif:
mooshakahkinitoohk
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Norwegian Bokmål:
forsoning
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forsoning
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Iranian Persian:
اِصْلاح
(eslâh)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Iranian Persian:
مُصالَحِه
(mosâlahe)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Iranian Persian:
آشْتی
(âšti)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Iranian Persian:
صُلْح
(solh)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Polish:
pogodzenie
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Polish:
pojednanie
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Polish:
porozumienie
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Polish:
ugoda
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Polish:
zgoda
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Portuguese:
reconciliação
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Portuguese:
conciliação
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Romanian:
reconciliere
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Romanian:
împăcare
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Russian:
примире́ние
(primirénije)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Russian:
сближе́ние
(sbližénije)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Sanskrit:
संधि
(saṃdhi)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Serbo-Croatian:
помире́ње
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Serbo-Croatian:
pomirénje
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Slovak:
zmierenie
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Slovak:
uzmierenie
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Slovak:
pomerenie
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Slovene:
pobotanje
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Slovene:
sprava
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Spanish:
reconciliación
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Swahili:
suluhu
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Swedish:
försoning
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Tagalog:
pagkakasundo
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Tajik:
мусолиҳа
(musoliha)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Tajik:
ислоҳ
(isloh)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Tajik:
оштӣ
(ošti)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Tajik:
сулҳ
(sulh)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Turkish:
uzlaşma
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Turkish:
anlaşma
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Ukrainian:
прими́рення
(prymýrennja)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Urdu:
مُفَاہَمَت
(mufāhamat)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Urdu:
مُصالَحَہ
(musālaha)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Urdu:
صُلْح
(sulh)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Urdu:
آشْتی
(āśtī)
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Uzbek:
yarash
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Uzbek:
sulh
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Vietnamese:
hoà giải
— re-establishment of friendly relations — see also conciliation, rapprochement
Finnish:
täsmäyttäminen
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
French:
réconciliation
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
French:
rapprochement
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
German:
Abgleich
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
German:
Abstimmung
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
German:
Schlichtung
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
German:
Übereinstimmung
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
German:
Überleitung
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Greek:
συμφιλίωση
(symfilíosi)
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Hungarian:
egyeztetés
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Hungarian:
összeegyeztetés
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Hungarian:
összehangolás
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Hungarian:
elszámolás
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Indonesian:
rekonsiliasi
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Italian:
riconciliazione
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Malay:
penyesuaian
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Norwegian Bokmål:
avstemming
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Portuguese:
conciliação
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Russian:
согласова́ние
(soglasovánije)
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Russian:
све́рка
(svérka)
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Serbo-Croatian:
реконцилија́ција
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Serbo-Croatian:
по̀мирба
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Serbo-Croatian:
rekoncilijacija
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Serbo-Croatian:
izmirenje
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Serbo-Croatian:
pomirba
— process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between accounting records
Serbo-Croatian:
izmirenje
— end of estrangement between a human and God
Catalan:
reconciliació
— Roman Catholic sacrament
Czech:
svátost smíření
— Roman Catholic sacrament
Czech:
zpověď
— Roman Catholic sacrament
Finnish:
rippi
— Roman Catholic sacrament
German:
Rekonziliation
— Roman Catholic sacrament
Polish:
rekoncyliacja
— Roman Catholic sacrament
Portuguese:
reconciliação
— Roman Catholic sacrament
Serbo-Croatian:
реконцилија́ција
— Roman Catholic sacrament
Serbo-Croatian:
rekoncilijacija
— Roman Catholic sacrament
Serbo-Croatian:
sakrament pomirenja
— Roman Catholic sacrament
