Grāt'i-fi-cā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. gratificatio, Fr. gratification, Sp. gratificacion, It. gratificazione.]

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 heart.
2. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition; delight.
3. Reward; recompense. Bp. Morton.