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*3. A free gift; a gratuity, reward; esp. Sc. a grant or contribution of money made to the sovereign. Obs. (Cf. benevolence.)

*3. A free gift; a gratuity, reward; esp. Sc. a grant or contribution of money made to the sovereign. Obs. (Cf. benevolence.)

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==Description==

==Description==

'''Gratitude''', thankfulness, or appreciation is a positive [[emotion]] or [[attitude]] in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. The [[experience]] of gratitude has historically been a [[focus]] of several world [[religions]],[1] and has been considered extensively by moral [[philosophers]] such as Adam Smith.[2] The [[system]]atic study of gratitude within [[psychology]] only began around the year 2000, possibly because psychology has [[tradition]]ally been focused more on understanding distress rather than understanding positive emotions. However, with the advent of the [[positive psychology movement]], [3] gratitude has become a [[mainstream]] focus of psychological [[research]]. [4] The study of gratitude within psychology has focused on the understanding of the short term experience of the emotion of gratitude (state gratitude), individual [[difference]]s in how frequently people feel gratitude (trait gratitude), and the relationship between these two aspects.[5][6]

'''Gratitude''', thankfulness, or appreciation is a positive [[emotion]] or [[attitude]] in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. The [[experience]] of gratitude has historically been a [[focus]] of several world [[religions]],[1] and has been considered extensively by moral [[philosophers]] such as Adam Smith.[2] The [[system]]atic study of gratitude within [[psychology]] only began around the year 2000, possibly because psychology has [[tradition]]ally been focused more on understanding distress rather than understanding positive emotions. However, with the advent of the [[positive psychology movement]], [3] gratitude has become a [[mainstream]] focus of psychological [[research]]. [4] The study of gratitude within psychology has focused on the understanding of the short term experience of the emotion of gratitude (state gratitude), individual [[difference]]s in how frequently people feel gratitude (trait gratitude), and the relationship between these two aspects.[5][6]