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Plural for pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire
“We have perused Dr. Smith's work with great gratification and can recommend it with confidence to our readers as being both interesting and instructive.”
Plural for the act or state of fulfilling one's desires
“When man, unmindful of his needs, seeks the gratification of his desires, he acts falsely and impurely.”
Plural for a reward or gratuity
“He did considerable services to the court party, and received, as a gratification, a handsome pension.”
Plural for great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or another's misfortune
Plural for a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
Plural for the state of being satiated or sated
Plural for a devotion to the pursuit of (excessive) pleasure
Plural for an inessential, desirable item, typically expensive or difficult to obtain
Plural for a break from work
Plural for the usefulness of benefit that something provides
Plural for amusement or entertainment, especially to excess
Plural for excessive, or extravagant, adoration
Plural for a benefit, or advantage from something
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