All 3 Uses
reconcile
in
This I Believe II
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- A chorus sang of "peace on earth and mercy mild" and promised "God and sinners reconciled."
Chpt 3 *reconciled = brought into agreement (bad feelings and disagreements removed)
- I couldn't reconcile the suffering of children with the idea of a merciful God.
Chpt 44 *reconcile = make compatible (make fit together or bring to terms)
- She helped convene survivors and perpetrators of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda for intensive community reconciliation processes.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(1)
(reconcile as in: reconciled their differences) to make peace between people or bring different ideas into agreement
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(2)
(reconcile as in: reconciled herself to) to accept something difficult or unwanted -- especially when it can’t be changed
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)