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| *Date: 1677 | | *Date: 1677 |
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| : the [[act]] of pleasing oneself or of satisfying one's [[desires]]; especially : the satisfying of one's own [[sexual]] urges | | : the [[act]] of pleasing oneself or of satisfying one's [[desires]]; especially : the satisfying of one's own [[sexual]] urges |
| ==Cross Referernce== | | ==Cross Referernce== |
| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Self-gratification''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Self-gratification '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ===Gratify=== | | ===Gratify=== |
| *Etymology - ad. F. gratifier (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), or L. gr{atific{a}r{i}, f. gr{a}tus pleasing, [[Gratitude|thankful]] | | *Etymology - ad. F. gratifier (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), or L. gr{atific{a}r{i}, f. gr{a}tus pleasing, [[Gratitude|thankful]] |
| ====Definitions==== | | ====Definitions==== |
− | *1. trans. To show gratitude to (a person) in return for benefits received, esp. in a practical manner; to reward, requite. Obs. | + | *1. trans. To show [[gratitude]] to (a [[person]]) in return for benefits received, esp. in a [[practical]] [[manner]]; to reward, requite. Obs. |
| :b. To give thanks to, be grateful to. Obs. | | :b. To give thanks to, be grateful to. Obs. |
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− | *2. To make a present (usually of money) or give a gratuity to, esp. as a reward or recompense, or as a bribe; to remunerate; to fee. {dag}Also, to reward (an action, services, etc.). Now arch. and with a mixture of sense 4. | + | *2. To make a present (usually of [[money]]) or give a gratuity to, esp. as a reward or recompense, or as a bribe; to remunerate; to fee. Also, to reward (an [[action]], [[services]], etc.). Now arch. and with a mixture of sense 4. |
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− | *3. To express pleasure at (an event); to give a welcome to (a person). Obs. | + | *3. To [[express]] [[pleasure]] at (an [[event]]); to give a [[welcome]] to (a [[person]]). Obs. |
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| *4. To give pleasure or satisfaction to; to please, satisfy, oblige; to do a favour to. | | *4. To give pleasure or satisfaction to; to please, satisfy, oblige; to do a favour to. |
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| *6. To render pleasing or acceptable; to [[grace]]. | | *6. To render pleasing or acceptable; to [[grace]]. |
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| + | ==Quote== |
| + | While the [[level]] of [[intelligence]] has [[contributed]] considerably to the [[rate]] of [[cultural]] [[progress]], [[society]] is essentially [[designed]] to lessen the [[risk]] element in the [[individual]]'s mode of living, and it has [[progressed]] just as fast as it has succeeded in lessening [[pain]] and increasing the [[pleasure]] element in life. Thus does the whole [[social]] [[body]] push on slowly toward the goal of [[destiny]]—[[extinction]] or [[survival]]—depending on whether that goal is [[self]]-[[maintenance]] or [[self]]-[[gratification]]. Self-maintenance [[originates]] [[society]], while excessive self-[[gratification]] destroys [[civilization]]. |
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| + | Society is concerned with self-perpetuation, self-maintenance, and self-gratification, but human [[self-realization]] is [[worthy]] of becoming the [[immediate]] goal of many cultural [[groups]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_69#69:1._BASIC_HUMAN_INSTITUTIONS][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_68#68:2._FACTORS_IN_SOCIAL_PROGRESSION] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |