reconciliationn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: Middle English reconcyliacyoun, Middle English reconsiliacioun, Middle English reconsyliacion, Middle English reconsylyacion, Middle English–1500s reconsiliacion, Middle English–1600s reconsiliation, late Middle English reconsilicioun (transmission error), 1500s reconscyliation, 1500s reconsileacion, 1500s–1600s reconciliacion, 1500s– reconciliation, 1600s reconciliacon; Scottish pre-1700 reconciliacion, pre-1700 reconciliatioun, pre-1700 reconciliatioun, pre-1700 reconsiliacion, pre-1700 reconsiliacioune, pre-1700 reconsiliacoun, pre-1700 reconsiliatione, pre-1700 reconsiliatioun, pre-1700 reconsilieatioun, pre-1700 reconsyliacioune, pre-1700 reconsylyacioune, pre-1700 reconsylyatiowne, pre-1700 1700s– reconciliation.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French reconciliation; Latin reconciliātiōn-, reconciliātiō.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, reconsiliaciun, Anglo-Norman and Middle French reconsiliacion, Middle French reconciliation, reconsiliation (French réconciliation ) reunion of a person with the Church (1268 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), action of restoring humanity to God's favour (end of the 13th cent. in Old French), action of restoring estranged people or parties to friendship, also the result of this (c1355 in a translation of Livy), purification or reconsecration of a desecrated church or holy place (a1430), action or act of bringing to agreement or harmony (1462; the sense ‘readmission of an excommunicated person or a heretic to the Church’ is apparently not paralleled in French until considerably later: 1694) and its etymon classical Latin reconciliātiōn-, reconciliātiō fact of being reconciled, restoration (of good relations), in post-classical Latin also reconciliation with God (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), reconciliation with the Church (4th cent.), reconsecration of a desecrated church (frequently from 10th cent. in British sources; 11th cent. in a continental source) < reconciliāt- , past participial stem of reconciliāre reconcile v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Catalan reconciliació (14th cent.), Spanish reconciliación (late 14th cent.), Portuguese reconciliação (15th cent. as †reconçiliaçõ ), Italian riconciliazione (14th cent.). Compare earlier reconciling n.

I. Senses relating to reconcile v. I.

a. Christian Church. The action of restoring humanity to God's favour, esp. as through the sacrifice of Christ; the fact or condition of a person's or humanity's being reconciled with God.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > atonement > [noun]

boot971

satisfaction1340

reconciliationc1390

atonement1526

contentation1535

c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1888) 81 315 (MED) Of þat lompe..weore mad vessels of merci, In wȝuche þe goode world..Is falle to Reconsiliacioun.

a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Rom. v. 11 (MED) We ioyen in god by oure lord iesu criste, by whom now we hafe tan reconcyliacyoun [L. reconciliationem].

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 1753 Then came the Tyme of Reconsylyacion Of man to God.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. SSSii One act of adoracion of hym had ben sufficient for our reconsiliacion, to his eternall father.

1579 T. Rogers tr. J. Habermann Enimie of Securitie 153 We..approch to the throne of thy grace, trusting in the reconciliation made by thy Sonne our propitiator.

a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xxvii. 83 Ambassadors of peace, preaching unto the glad tydings of the Gospell, by the word of reconciliation.

1657 T. Manton Pract. Comm. Jude ii. 91 Our reconciliation with God 'tis like the sodering of a vessel, which is strongest in the crack.

1738 J. Wesley Let. 14 Oct. (1931) I. 261 Every evening, and on set evenings in the week at two several places, we publish the words of reconciliation.

1795 C. Strong Nature & Design of Evangelical Ministry Considered 21 The Gospel Ministry..is the appointed mean of bringing about reconciliation between God and men.

1807 R. McNemar Kentucky Revival 46 Taking what is called the New-light doctrine, as the rudiments of divine truth, they proceeded to consider the nature of justification, reconciliation to God, etc.

1897 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 5) 776/1 His [sc. Christ's] sacrifice is the remission of sin and its punishment, or in the language of Scripture, the appeasement of God's anger, the reconciliation of man with God.

1908 Catholic Encycl. IV. 661/1 It [sc. confession and sacramental absolution] offers the ordinary means of reconciliation with God.

1963 tr. E. Schillebeeckx Christ, Sacram. of Encounter with God ii. 21 The words of interpretation which Scripture uses in connection with the bread and wine show us Christ's approaching death as a true sacrifice of reconciliation that reinstates the covenant with God.

1994 Homiletic & Pastoral Rev. Feb. 15/2 If their reconciliation with God is sincere, it should have fraternal consequence.

b. The action of restoring estranged people or parties to friendship; the result of this; the fact of being reconciled.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > reconciliation

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reparationc1450

reconcilementc1475

recounsellinga1500

atonement1513

making-upa1525

recorda1540

atone1595

atonemaking1611

reconciliage1626

redintegration1631

reintegration1656

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make-up1833

Versöhnung1976

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 165^v Þat is an hille of couenaun..and of reconsiliacioun, for in mounte galaath Jacob made couenaunt..with laban.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §720 Ye sholde han purchaced the pees & the reconsiliacioun.

1473 Rolls of Parl. VI. 66/1 The wele publique..may ensue to the Kyng..by the reconsiliation of the Merchauntes of the said Hanze.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. xvii. f. ix Certayne message sent to hym of reconciliacion.

1569 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. 1st Ser. II. 10 [They] sall entir in reconsiliatioun freindschip and amytie ilkane with utheris.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 38 Nestor, contrariwise, intending to make a motion as touching the reconciliation and pacifying of Achilles.

1693 W. Congreve Old Batchelour iii. ii. 29 I..have fram'd a Letter, that makes her sue for Reconciliation first.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela (1824) I. 67 Well, come, I will forgive you for this time; and so kissed me as a mark of reconciliation.

1780 Mirror No. 103 (1781) 3 276 An overture of mine towards a reconciliation.., which met with a very ungracious reception.

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. x. i. 371 Messages passed between Sháh Jehán and the emperor, but with..little effect in producing a reconciliation.

1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece viii. 254 To live in reconciliation with political foes.

1908 E. F. Benson Climber 127 Outwardly the reconciliation was complete, but to Maud it was as if an earthquake..had made the very foundations of the noble building of her friendship with Lucia to tremble.

1946 G. Hopkins tr. F. Mauriac Woman of Pharisees xvi. 202 I..was whirled about in the constant eddy of strife and reconciliation which made up their existence.

1990 R. Clay Only Angels Forget xvii. 150 I told him I don't mind the rows if they produce such reconciliations.

†c. Restoration to favour, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > [noun] > restoration to favour

reconciliation1536

repropitiationa1626

1536 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 41 Two letteres writen..for their restitucion and reconsiliacion to the king of Scottes fauour.

c1572 W. Forrest Theophilus in Anglia (1884) 7 107 Of Theophilus moste earneste rendring thankis to Christe Jesue and his gloryous mother for hys reconciliation to his mercye agayne.

1573 T. Cooper Briefe Expos. f. 78 Howe thinke they to procure their reconciliation vnto my fauour again?

1642 H. Ainsworth Orthodox Foundation Relig. 37 In our restauration are had two things, reconciliation to Gods favour, and restoring of his Image.

d. Roman Catholic Church. More fully sacrament of reconciliation. Also with capital initial. A sacrament in which confession is made, penance is given, and absolution is granted by the priest. Cf. confession n. 2b, penance n. 3b.

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1624 J. Ussher Answer to Challenge by Iesuite 144 The Minister..signifieth nothing else by those words, but that hee..conferreth the sacrament of reconciliation or absolution, which in a man rightly disposed hath vertue to forgive all his sinnes.

a1731 R. Manning Moral Entertainments (1742) I. 72 The Circumstances of a dying Man are such, as unqualify him in a great Measure for all the preparatory Exercises, that are the ordinary Means to dispose him for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

1841 W. Burder Relig. Ceremonies & Customs iii. ii. 276 This reconciliation was formerly performed on Holy Thursday... The penitent must come to the church-door, on the day appointed him for receiving absolution.

1876 Times 8 Jan. 8/1 Animated thereby to true penitence and purged by the Sacrament of reconciliation from the stains of sin.

1979 Amer. Speech 54 84 The new designations for Extreme Unction and Penance reflect..new attitudes...Sacrament of Reconciliation is milder in tone than either Penance or Confession.

1994 J. Leipert Read Fine Print before you say ‘I Do’ iii. 19 If we get a few young people to go to Reconciliation to confess these social sins, we congratulate ourselves on our preaching.

2. The purification or reconsecration of a desecrated church or holy place.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [noun] > of church (after defilement)

reconciliation1533

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. v. 227 Eftir the reconsiliatioun of the templis, Confederatioun & alliance of amite was made betuix the romanis and pepil namit Ceretes.

1554 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 14 Paid for iii Capons for the Bishop's dinner at the reconciliacion of the Church.

1668 in J. W. Legg Eng. Orders for consecrating Churches in 17th Cent. (1911) xxv. 260 Of every Consecration or Reconciliation as aforesaid an Act shall be made by the bishops Register.

1780 R. Gough Brit. Topogr. II. 320 Forms of dedication, consecration, and reconciliation of churches.

1846 W. Maskell Monumenta Ritualia Ecclesiae Anglicanae I. p. cclvi At the laying of the first stone of a church: at its consecration and reconciliation.

1889 Church Times 23 Aug. 759 Reconciliation of a Font.

1964 Times 5 Mar. 16/3 The Bishop of Durham, Dr. Harland, will conduct a private service ‘for the reconciliation of the high altar’ in Durham Cathedral tomorrow morning.

1992 Jrnl. Royal Mus. Assoc. 117 83 A setting of this text..was..used by Bishop George Wilde of Derry at..the ‘reconciliation’ of his Lichfield Cathedral in 1669.

3. Restoration, readmission, or (in later use also) admission of a person to a church, esp. to the Roman Catholic Church.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > reconciliation > [noun]

reconciliation1551

reconcilement1570

1551 King Edward VI Chron. & Polit. Papers (1966) (modernized text) 55 The Lady Mary..came to me to Westminster,..where was declared how long I had suffered her mass..in hope of her reconciliation.

1572 J. Leslie Table out of Treat. Treasons sig. Aiiii Your conuersion and reconciliation to the Church.

1595 in L. B. Taylor Aberdeen Council Lett. (1942) I. 62 The said erll being..in conference with the prisbiterie of Abirdene..for his reconsiliatioun to the kirk..and sall obtene himselff relayce fra the sentence of excommunicatioun.

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 224 At his first Communion, in Token of his true Reconciliation, he drunk out the full Cup of Wine.

1697 J. Wilmot Controv. Disc. Church ii. 181 He is not to be Ordained again upon his reconciliation to the Church, and readmission to his Bishoprique.

1720 H. Bilton Hist. Eng. Martyrs 262 To the sixth Article of their Reconciliation to the Church of Rome, they all refus'd any such Reconciliation.

1793 J. T. Troy Pastoral Instr. Duties of Christian Citizens 47/1 Convincing heretics of their error, and procuring their reconciliation with the Catholic church.

1853 W. H. Rule Brand of Dominic xiv. 115 At first he denied the charge of Lutheranism, but confessed when under torture..; and it is said that he implored reconciliation to the Church.

1887 Catholic World Jan. 548 Converts already lawfully and validly married are advised to receive it [sc. the nuptial benediction] after their reconciliation to the church.

1906 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 20 186 His [sc. the Earl of Northumberland's] reconciliation with the Catholic Church was effected in 1567.

1978 J. H. Crehan in C. Jones et al. Study of Liturgy II. iv. iii. 309 Already at Nicala, the ruling on the reconciliation of Paulianist clergy was that they should be rebaptized, and then re-ordained.

1993 New Scientist 30 Oct. 7/3 Galileo, the subject of papal reconciliation last year..fell foul of the Church by proposing heliocentrism ‘as certainty’.

II. Senses relating to reconcile v. II.

a. The action or an act of bringing a thing or things to agreement, concord, or harmony; the fact of being made consistent or compatible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > action of bringing into agreement or harmony

conciliation1543

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1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lxxxix^v If they went about the reconsiliation of Religion.

c1600 D. Moysie Mem. Affairs Scotl. (1830) 7 Reconsiliatioun of the grudge and inimetie wes betuix the erles of Mortoun and Ergyle.

a1729 J. Rogers 19 Serm. (1735) i. 8 These Distinctions..give us a clear and easy Reconciliation of those seeming Inconsistencies of Scripture, with Respect to this Affection.

1758 S. Johnson Idler 6 May 33 The spirit of Charity can only be continued by a reconciliation of these ridiculous feuds.

1850 R. W. Emerson Montaigne in Representative Men iv. 177 The astonishment of life, is, the absence of any appearance of reconciliation between the theory and practice of life.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 11 Without any reconciliation..he speaks at one time of God or Gods, and at another time of the good.

1913 M. E. Durham in Albania & Albanians (2001) 35 The Progressives are doing everything possible to bring about a reconciliation between the conflicting interests.

1973 A. Storr Jung i. 11 The reconciliation of opposites is a theme which runs right through the whole of Jung's work.

1990 Independent 6 June 18/1 What we..did..was to try and reconcile a commercial perception of a site with a perception shared by amenity groups... I don't think the public understands how difficult it is to make these reconciliations.

b. Bookkeeping. The action or practice of rendering one account consistent with another by balancing apparent discrepancies.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > balancing of accounts > balancing by adjustment

adjustment1690

reconciliation1895

1895 J. Thornton Man. Bookkeeping xi. 187 See that all Banker's charges..are duly entered in your own books, or you will have difficulty with your Reconciliation.

1940 Casa Grande (Arizona) Dispatch 19 Jan. 5/6 Reconciliation of accounts receivable.

1957 W. W. Bigg Cost Accounts xiii. 231 Assuming that it is desired to keep the Cost and Financial Accounts entirely distinct it is still imperative that they be rendered capable of reconciliation one with the other.

1993 Accountancy Oct. 116/1 The auditors may obtain evidence about the effectiveness of the bank reconciliation process through enquiry and observation.

Compounds

reconciliation commission n. an official body charged with the reconciliation of opposing sides in a conflict, esp. one that investigates allegations of political misconduct. Cf. Truth and Reconciliation Commission n. at truth n. and adv. Compounds 4.

ΚΠ

1964 Times 28 Nov. 7/3 The Organization for African Unity's Congo reconciliation commission appeared to be out for vengeance when it assembled here today.

2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Dec. a8/4 Still to be worked out is how aggressively to go after past economic crimes. Mr. Kibaki has talked of a reconciliation commission to allow former officials to confess their misdeeds.

reconciliation statement n. Bookkeeping a statement of account in which discrepancies are listed and adjusted.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > other types of statement

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bank statement1824

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swindle sheet1906

exposure draft1971

1866 J. Hunter Pract. Compend. Accounts vi. 29 Reconciliation Statement. Should there be any differences or entries not responded to in the accounts between the head office and branches..this statement..should also be forwarded.

1929 L. C. Cropper Book-keeping & Accounts iv. 46 In order to explain this divergence it is necessary to construct a statement, known as a ‘Reconciliation Statement’... A specimen example is appended showing how this ‘reconciliation’ is arrived at.

2007 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 9 Sept. 10 Seven offices showed differences in the balance brought forward in their ledgers and the bank reconciliation statement of the previous month.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reconciliation
释义	reconciliationn. Brit. /ˌrɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: Middle English reconcyliacyoun, Middle English reconsiliacioun, Middle English reconsyliacion, Middle English reconsylyacion, Middle English–1500s reconsiliacion, Middle English–1600s reconsiliation, late Middle English reconsilicioun (transmission error), 1500s reconscyliation, 1500s reconsileacion, 1500s–1600s reconciliacion, 1500s– reconciliation, 1600s reconciliacon; Scottish pre-1700 reconciliacion, pre-1700 reconciliatioun, pre-1700 reconciliatioun, pre-1700 reconsiliacion, pre-1700 reconsiliacioune, pre-1700 reconsiliacoun, pre-1700 reconsiliatione, pre-1700 reconsiliatioun, pre-1700 reconsilieatioun, pre-1700 reconsyliacioune, pre-1700 reconsylyacioune, pre-1700 reconsylyatiowne, pre-1700 1700s– reconciliation. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French reconciliation; Latin reconciliātiōn-, reconciliātiō. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, reconsiliaciun, Anglo-Norman and Middle French reconsiliacion, Middle French reconciliation, reconsiliation (French réconciliation ) reunion of a person with the Church (1268 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), action of restoring humanity to God's favour (end of the 13th cent. in Old French), action of restoring estranged people or parties to friendship, also the result of this (c1355 in a translation of Livy), purification or reconsecration of a desecrated church or holy place (a1430), action or act of bringing to agreement or harmony (1462; the sense ‘readmission of an excommunicated person or a heretic to the Church’ is apparently not paralleled in French until considerably later: 1694) and its etymon classical Latin reconciliātiōn-, reconciliātiō fact of being reconciled, restoration (of good relations), in post-classical Latin also reconciliation with God (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), reconciliation with the Church (4th cent.), reconsecration of a desecrated church (frequently from 10th cent. in British sources; 11th cent. in a continental source) < reconciliāt- , past participial stem of reconciliāre reconcile v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Catalan reconciliació (14th cent.), Spanish reconciliación (late 14th cent.), Portuguese reconciliação (15th cent. as †reconçiliaçõ ), Italian riconciliazione (14th cent.). Compare earlier reconciling n. I. Senses relating to reconcile v. I. 1. a. Christian Church. The action of restoring humanity to God's favour, esp. as through the sacrifice of Christ; the fact or condition of a person's or humanity's being reconciled with God. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > atonement > [noun] boot971 satisfaction1340 reconciliationc1390 atonement1526 contentation1535 c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1888) 81 315 (MED) Of þat lompe..weore mad vessels of merci, In wȝuche þe goode world..Is falle to Reconsiliacioun. a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Rom. v. 11 (MED) We ioyen in god by oure lord iesu criste, by whom now we hafe tan reconcyliacyoun [L. reconciliationem]. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 1753 Then came the Tyme of Reconsylyacion Of man to God. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. SSSii One act of adoracion of hym had ben sufficient for our reconsiliacion, to his eternall father. 1579 T. Rogers tr. J. Habermann Enimie of Securitie 153 We..approch to the throne of thy grace, trusting in the reconciliation made by thy Sonne our propitiator. a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xxvii. 83 Ambassadors of peace, preaching unto the glad tydings of the Gospell, by the word of reconciliation. 1657 T. Manton Pract. Comm. Jude ii. 91 Our reconciliation with God 'tis like the sodering of a vessel, which is strongest in the crack. 1738 J. Wesley Let. 14 Oct. (1931) I. 261 Every evening, and on set evenings in the week at two several places, we publish the words of reconciliation. 1795 C. Strong Nature & Design of Evangelical Ministry Considered 21 The Gospel Ministry..is the appointed mean of bringing about reconciliation between God and men. 1807 R. McNemar Kentucky Revival 46 Taking what is called the New-light doctrine, as the rudiments of divine truth, they proceeded to consider the nature of justification, reconciliation to God, etc. 1897 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 5) 776/1 His [sc. Christ's] sacrifice is the remission of sin and its punishment, or in the language of Scripture, the appeasement of God's anger, the reconciliation of man with God. 1908 Catholic Encycl. IV. 661/1 It [sc. confession and sacramental absolution] offers the ordinary means of reconciliation with God. 1963 tr. E. Schillebeeckx Christ, Sacram. of Encounter with God ii. 21 The words of interpretation which Scripture uses in connection with the bread and wine show us Christ's approaching death as a true sacrifice of reconciliation that reinstates the covenant with God. 1994 Homiletic & Pastoral Rev. Feb. 15/2 If their reconciliation with God is sincere, it should have fraternal consequence. b. The action of restoring estranged people or parties to friendship; the result of this; the fact of being reconciled. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > reconciliation saughtnessc1000 accordc1275 saughtelinga1300 saughtlinessa1300 cordementc1320 accordmentc1330 reconcilinga1382 reconciliationa1398 cordinga1400 saughtinga1400 reparationc1450 reconcilementc1475 recounsellinga1500 atonement1513 making-upa1525 recorda1540 atone1595 atonemaking1611 reconciliage1626 redintegration1631 reintegration1656 according1709 make-up1833 Versöhnung1976 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 165^v Þat is an hille of couenaun..and of reconsiliacioun, for in mounte galaath Jacob made couenaunt..with laban. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §720 Ye sholde han purchaced the pees & the reconsiliacioun. 1473 Rolls of Parl. VI. 66/1 The wele publique..may ensue to the Kyng..by the reconsiliation of the Merchauntes of the said Hanze. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. xvii. f. ix Certayne message sent to hym of reconciliacion. 1569 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. 1st Ser. II. 10 [They] sall entir in reconsiliatioun freindschip and amytie ilkane with utheris. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 38 Nestor, contrariwise, intending to make a motion as touching the reconciliation and pacifying of Achilles. 1693 W. Congreve Old Batchelour iii. ii. 29 I..have fram'd a Letter, that makes her sue for Reconciliation first. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela (1824) I. 67 Well, come, I will forgive you for this time; and so kissed me as a mark of reconciliation. 1780 Mirror No. 103 (1781) 3 276 An overture of mine towards a reconciliation.., which met with a very ungracious reception. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. x. i. 371 Messages passed between Sháh Jehán and the emperor, but with..little effect in producing a reconciliation. 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece viii. 254 To live in reconciliation with political foes. 1908 E. F. Benson Climber 127 Outwardly the reconciliation was complete, but to Maud it was as if an earthquake..had made the very foundations of the noble building of her friendship with Lucia to tremble. 1946 G. Hopkins tr. F. Mauriac Woman of Pharisees xvi. 202 I..was whirled about in the constant eddy of strife and reconciliation which made up their existence. 1990 R. Clay Only Angels Forget xvii. 150 I told him I don't mind the rows if they produce such reconciliations. †c. Restoration to favour, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > [noun] > restoration to favour reconciliation1536 repropitiationa1626 1536 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 41 Two letteres writen..for their restitucion and reconsiliacion to the king of Scottes fauour. c1572 W. Forrest Theophilus in Anglia (1884) 7 107 Of Theophilus moste earneste rendring thankis to Christe Jesue and his gloryous mother for hys reconciliation to his mercye agayne. 1573 T. Cooper Briefe Expos. f. 78 Howe thinke they to procure their reconciliation vnto my fauour again? 1642 H. Ainsworth Orthodox Foundation Relig. 37 In our restauration are had two things, reconciliation to Gods favour, and restoring of his Image. d. Roman Catholic Church. More fully sacrament of reconciliation. Also with capital initial. A sacrament in which confession is made, penance is given, and absolution is granted by the priest. Cf. confession n. 2b, penance n. 3b. ΚΠ 1624 J. Ussher Answer to Challenge by Iesuite 144 The Minister..signifieth nothing else by those words, but that hee..conferreth the sacrament of reconciliation or absolution, which in a man rightly disposed hath vertue to forgive all his sinnes. a1731 R. Manning Moral Entertainments (1742) I. 72 The Circumstances of a dying Man are such, as unqualify him in a great Measure for all the preparatory Exercises, that are the ordinary Means to dispose him for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. 1841 W. Burder Relig. Ceremonies & Customs iii. ii. 276 This reconciliation was formerly performed on Holy Thursday... The penitent must come to the church-door, on the day appointed him for receiving absolution. 1876 Times 8 Jan. 8/1 Animated thereby to true penitence and purged by the Sacrament of reconciliation from the stains of sin. 1979 Amer. Speech 54 84 The new designations for Extreme Unction and Penance reflect..new attitudes...Sacrament of Reconciliation is milder in tone than either Penance or Confession. 1994 J. Leipert Read Fine Print before you say ‘I Do’ iii. 19 If we get a few young people to go to Reconciliation to confess these social sins, we congratulate ourselves on our preaching. 2. The purification or reconsecration of a desecrated church or holy place. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [noun] > of church (after defilement) reconciliation1533 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. v. 227 Eftir the reconsiliatioun of the templis, Confederatioun & alliance of amite was made betuix the romanis and pepil namit Ceretes. 1554 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 14 Paid for iii Capons for the Bishop's dinner at the reconciliacion of the Church. 1668 in J. W. Legg Eng. Orders for consecrating Churches in 17th Cent. (1911) xxv. 260 Of every Consecration or Reconciliation as aforesaid an Act shall be made by the bishops Register. 1780 R. Gough Brit. Topogr. II. 320 Forms of dedication, consecration, and reconciliation of churches. 1846 W. Maskell Monumenta Ritualia Ecclesiae Anglicanae I. p. cclvi At the laying of the first stone of a church: at its consecration and reconciliation. 1889 Church Times 23 Aug. 759 Reconciliation of a Font. 1964 Times 5 Mar. 16/3 The Bishop of Durham, Dr. Harland, will conduct a private service ‘for the reconciliation of the high altar’ in Durham Cathedral tomorrow morning. 1992 Jrnl. Royal Mus. Assoc. 117 83 A setting of this text..was..used by Bishop George Wilde of Derry at..the ‘reconciliation’ of his Lichfield Cathedral in 1669. 3. Restoration, readmission, or (in later use also) admission of a person to a church, esp. to the Roman Catholic Church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > reconciliation > [noun] reconciliation1551 reconcilement1570 1551 King Edward VI Chron. & Polit. Papers (1966) (modernized text) 55 The Lady Mary..came to me to Westminster,..where was declared how long I had suffered her mass..in hope of her reconciliation. 1572 J. Leslie Table out of Treat. Treasons sig. Aiiii Your conuersion and reconciliation to the Church. 1595 in L. B. Taylor Aberdeen Council Lett. (1942) I. 62 The said erll being..in conference with the prisbiterie of Abirdene..for his reconsiliatioun to the kirk..and sall obtene himselff relayce fra the sentence of excommunicatioun. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 224 At his first Communion, in Token of his true Reconciliation, he drunk out the full Cup of Wine. 1697 J. Wilmot Controv. Disc. Church ii. 181 He is not to be Ordained again upon his reconciliation to the Church, and readmission to his Bishoprique. 1720 H. Bilton Hist. Eng. Martyrs 262 To the sixth Article of their Reconciliation to the Church of Rome, they all refus'd any such Reconciliation. 1793 J. T. Troy Pastoral Instr. Duties of Christian Citizens 47/1 Convincing heretics of their error, and procuring their reconciliation with the Catholic church. 1853 W. H. Rule Brand of Dominic xiv. 115 At first he denied the charge of Lutheranism, but confessed when under torture..; and it is said that he implored reconciliation to the Church. 1887 Catholic World Jan. 548 Converts already lawfully and validly married are advised to receive it [sc. the nuptial benediction] after their reconciliation to the church. 1906 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 20 186 His [sc. the Earl of Northumberland's] reconciliation with the Catholic Church was effected in 1567. 1978 J. H. Crehan in C. Jones et al. Study of Liturgy II. iv. iii. 309 Already at Nicala, the ruling on the reconciliation of Paulianist clergy was that they should be rebaptized, and then re-ordained. 1993 New Scientist 30 Oct. 7/3 Galileo, the subject of papal reconciliation last year..fell foul of the Church by proposing heliocentrism ‘as certainty’. II. Senses relating to reconcile v. II. 4. a. The action or an act of bringing a thing or things to agreement, concord, or harmony; the fact of being made consistent or compatible. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > action of bringing into agreement or harmony conciliation1543 reconcilement1560 reconciliation1560 consorting1611 tuning1654 harmonization1837 attunement1866 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lxxxix^v If they went about the reconsiliation of Religion. c1600 D. Moysie Mem. Affairs Scotl. (1830) 7 Reconsiliatioun of the grudge and inimetie wes betuix the erles of Mortoun and Ergyle. a1729 J. Rogers 19 Serm. (1735) i. 8 These Distinctions..give us a clear and easy Reconciliation of those seeming Inconsistencies of Scripture, with Respect to this Affection. 1758 S. Johnson Idler 6 May 33 The spirit of Charity can only be continued by a reconciliation of these ridiculous feuds. 1850 R. W. Emerson Montaigne in Representative Men iv. 177 The astonishment of life, is, the absence of any appearance of reconciliation between the theory and practice of life. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 11 Without any reconciliation..he speaks at one time of God or Gods, and at another time of the good. 1913 M. E. Durham in Albania & Albanians (2001) 35 The Progressives are doing everything possible to bring about a reconciliation between the conflicting interests. 1973 A. Storr Jung i. 11 The reconciliation of opposites is a theme which runs right through the whole of Jung's work. 1990 Independent 6 June 18/1 What we..did..was to try and reconcile a commercial perception of a site with a perception shared by amenity groups... I don't think the public understands how difficult it is to make these reconciliations. b. Bookkeeping. The action or practice of rendering one account consistent with another by balancing apparent discrepancies. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > balancing of accounts > balancing by adjustment adjustment1690 reconciliation1895 1895 J. Thornton Man. Bookkeeping xi. 187 See that all Banker's charges..are duly entered in your own books, or you will have difficulty with your Reconciliation. 1940 Casa Grande (Arizona) Dispatch 19 Jan. 5/6 Reconciliation of accounts receivable. 1957 W. W. Bigg Cost Accounts xiii. 231 Assuming that it is desired to keep the Cost and Financial Accounts entirely distinct it is still imperative that they be rendered capable of reconciliation one with the other. 1993 Accountancy Oct. 116/1 The auditors may obtain evidence about the effectiveness of the bank reconciliation process through enquiry and observation. Compounds reconciliation commission n. an official body charged with the reconciliation of opposing sides in a conflict, esp. one that investigates allegations of political misconduct. Cf. Truth and Reconciliation Commission n. at truth n. and adv. Compounds 4. ΚΠ 1964 Times 28 Nov. 7/3 The Organization for African Unity's Congo reconciliation commission appeared to be out for vengeance when it assembled here today. 2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Dec. a8/4 Still to be worked out is how aggressively to go after past economic crimes. Mr. Kibaki has talked of a reconciliation commission to allow former officials to confess their misdeeds. reconciliation statement n. Bookkeeping a statement of account in which discrepancies are listed and adjusted. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > other types of statement stewart-compt1580 book account1649 account stateda1683 ledger-account1738 bank statement1824 pay bill1828 cost sheet1840 average-statement1865 reconciliation statement1866 swindle sheet1906 exposure draft1971 1866 J. Hunter Pract. Compend. Accounts vi. 29 Reconciliation Statement. Should there be any differences or entries not responded to in the accounts between the head office and branches..this statement..should also be forwarded. 1929 L. C. Cropper Book-keeping & Accounts iv. 46 In order to explain this divergence it is necessary to construct a statement, known as a ‘Reconciliation Statement’... A specimen example is appended showing how this ‘reconciliation’ is arrived at. 2007 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 9 Sept. 10 Seven offices showed differences in the balance brought forward in their ledgers and the bank reconciliation statement of the previous month. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390
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