Grat"i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [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 heart.
2.
That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
3.
A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
Bp. Morton.
© Webster 1913.