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Gratification — is the positive emotional response (happiness) to a fulfillment of desire.Maturity is often defined as the ability to delay gratification (patience), and progress as the real or imagined perception of movement towards gratification.Western… … Wikipedia
Desire — may refer to: Contents 1 Concepts 2 Music 2.1 Albums 2.2 … Wikipedia
gratification — gratify ► VERB (gratifies, gratified) 1) give pleasure or satisfaction. 2) indulge or satisfy (a desire). DERIVATIVES gratification noun gratifier noun gratifying adjective. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
gratification — noun pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire. ↘a source of pleasure … English new terms dictionary
Kam — (Sanskrit kama ) meaning deep desire, uncontrolled longing, concupiscence, sensuality or lasciviousness is counted among the five cardinal sins or sinful propensities. In common usage, the term stands for excessive passion for sexual pleasure and … Wikipedia
indulgence — /ɪnˈdʌldʒəns / (say in duljuhns) noun 1. the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire. 2. indulgent allowance or tolerance. 3. humouring. 4. something granted or taken in gratification of desire. 5. Australian History a moderation in …
Human — Homo sapiens redirects here. For other uses, see Homo sapiens (disambiguation). This article is about modern humans. For other human species, see Homo. For other uses, see Human (disambiguation). Holozoa Human … Wikipedia
Satisfaction — Sat is*fac tion, n. [OE. satisfaccioun, F. satisfaction, fr. L. satisfactio, fr. satisfacere to satisfy. See {Satisfy}.] 1. The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yang Zhu — (zh cpw|c=楊朱/杨朱|p=Yáng Zhū|w=Yang Chu; 370 319 BCE), was a Chinese philosopher during the Warring States period. An early Hedonist, Epicurean, or Sophist alternative to Confucian thought, Yang Zhu s surviving ideas appear primarily in chapter… … Wikipedia
indulgence — I noun accordance, acquiescence, allowance, approval, benevolence, benignltas, clearance, clemency, compassion, favor, forgiveness, generosity, generousness, grant, gratification, gratification of desire, humoring, inabstinence, Indulgentia,… … Law dictionary
