different between reconcile vs eirenicon

English

Alternative forms

• reconciliate (uncommon)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reconcili?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k?nsa?l/

Verb

reconcile (third-person singular simple present reconciles, present participle reconciling, simple past and past participle reconciled)

1. To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back to harmony.

   to reconcile people who have quarrelled

2. To make things compatible or consistent.

   to reconcile differences

   • The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labour with affairs of state.

3. To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.

Derived terms

• reconciliation

Related terms

• conciliate

Translations

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikón), neuter form of ????????? (eir?nikós), from ?????? (eir?n?, “peace”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /a???i?n?k?n/

Noun

eirenicon (plural eirenicons or eirenica)

1. A proposal to resolve disputes and reconcile differences in order to advance peace, strengthen or establish unity, or foster solidarity, usually in a modus vivendi.

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