Reconciliation vs Reparation - What's the difference?
reconciliation | reparation |
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.
(usually in plural) A payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).
* Dryden
The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.
As nouns the difference between reconciliation and reparation
is that reconciliation is the reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement while reparation is a payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).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
*reparation
English
Noun
(en noun)- I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able.
- the reparation of a bridge or of a highway