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Webster 1913 Edition
Gratification
Grat′i-fi-ca′tion
,Noun.
[L. gratificatio: cf. F. gratification.]
1.
The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite;
as, the
. gratification
of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart2.
That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gratification
GRATIFICA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of pleasing, either the mind, the taste or the appetite. We speak of the gratification of the taste or the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the mind, soul or heart.2.
That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; delight. It is not easy to renounce gratifications to which we are accustomed.3.
Reward; recompense.