Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gratification \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.

Source : WordNet®

gratification
     n 1: state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull
          repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense
          gratification he arrived on time" [syn: {satisfaction}]
     2: the act or an instance of satisfying