gratification

noun3

1. •
   The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.
2. •
   A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.

   • I will tell you all my faults frankly beforehand. I am very vain, for I cultivate my vanity on a principle, and cannot understand why we should neglect such a source of gratification. — 1837
3. •
   A gratuity; a reward.