contentment

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CONTENTMENT, noun 1. Content; a resting or satisfaction of mind without disquiet; acquiescence. CONTENTMENT, without external honor, is humility. Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6. 2. Gratification. At Paris the prince spent a day, to give his mind some contentment
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