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Word: Satisfaction
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin satisfactio(n-), from satisfacere ‘satisfy, content’ (see satisfy). The earliest recorded use referred to the last part of religious penance after ‘contrition’ and ‘confession’: this involved fulfilment of the observance required by the confessor, in contrast with the current meaning ‘fulfilment of one's own expectations’
ˌsatɪsˈfakʃn
fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this
Short Definition:fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs
Examples:- I looked round with satisfaction
- managing directors seeking greater job satisfaction
the payment of a debt or fulfilment of an obligation or claim
Short Definition:payment of debt or fulfilment of obligation or claim
Examples:- in full and final satisfaction of the claim
Christ's atonement for sin.
Short Definition:Christ's atonement for sin
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