acceptation vs acceptance

acceptation and acceptance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acceptation	Yes	No	No	No
acceptance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acceptation and acceptance are synonyms defined as:

acceptation and acceptance: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

Other synonyms of acceptation include adoption, espousal.

As nouns, acceptance is a hypernym of acceptation; that is, acceptance is a word with a broader meaning than acceptation:

acceptation (noun)	acceptance (noun)
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception	the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
the accepted meaning of a word	the act of taking something that is offered
acceptance as true or valid	a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
	the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
	(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
	a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
	the state of being acceptable and accepted