Reconciliation vs Appeasement - What's the difference?
reconciliation | appeasement | Synonyms |
The reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement.
(theology) The end of estrangement between a human and God as a result of the process of atonement; more specifically,
:* A Roman Catholic sacrament involving contrition, confession, punishment and absolution; penance.
(accounting) Process of matching and comparing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement.
The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
* 1941: , White House Correspondents' Dinner
As nouns the difference between reconciliation and appeasement
is that reconciliation is the reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement while appeasement is the state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.reconciliation
English
(wikipedia reconciliation)Noun
(en noun)- He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but too many painful memories kept him from making contact again.
Synonyms
*appeasement
English
Noun
(en noun)- This decision is the end of any attempts at appeasement in our land; the end of urging us to get along with the dictators, the end of compromise and the forces of oppression.
