Reconciliation
Pronunciation : Rec`on*cil`i*a"tion (-sl`*"shn)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. r?conciliation, L. reconciliatio.]
Definition : 1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship. Reconciliation and friendship with God really form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment. S. Miller.
2. Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency; harmony. A clear and easy reconciliation of those seeming inconsistencies of Scripture. D. Rogers.
Syn. -- Reconciliment; reunion; pacification; appeasement; propitiation; atonement; expiation.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913