gratification vs indulgence

gratification and indulgence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gratification	Yes	No	No	No
indulgence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, indulgence is a hyponym of gratification; that is, indulgence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gratification:

gratification: the act or an instance of satisfying
indulgence: the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Other hyponyms of gratification include satiation, head trip, self-gratification, humoring, humouring, indulging, pampering, pleasing.

gratification (noun)	indulgence (noun)
the act or an instance of satisfying	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
state of being gratified or satisfied	foolish or senseless behavior
	the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
	an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
	a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

gratification vs indulgence

gratification and indulgence both are nouns.

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