Meanings
nounreconcilement (countable and uncountable, plural reconcilements)
plural reconcilements
- countableuncountableThe fact of being restored to cordial relations with each other; settling differences, making peace; reconciliation.
Thus reconcilement was betweene them knitt, Through goodly temperaunce and affection chaste [...].
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC1 more example
The motive for tasting of his blood is to bring about a reconcilement between the slayer and the slain by establishing a blood covenant between them.
1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 90
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Dutch verbroedering, verzoening
- verbroederingreconciliation
- verzoeningreconciliation
Polish pogodzenie się, pojednanie
- pogodzenie sięreconciliation
- pojednaniereconciliation
- zgodareconciliation
- ugodareconciliation
- rekoncyliacjareconciliation
- porozumieniereconciliation
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