(1):
(n.) Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
(2):
(n.) The state of being received.
(3):
(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.
(4):
(n.) A retaking; a recovery.
(5):
(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.