Definition of reception

• n. - The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence.
• n. - The state of being received.
• n. - The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception.
• n. - Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
• n. - A retaking; a recovery.