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gratitude

gratitude Gratitude is the feeling or attitude of a person who has received a favor toward the one who gave it, together with a tendency to want to do good in return.

Gratitude is the feeling or attitude of a person who has received a favor toward the one who gave it, together with a tendency to want to do good in return. In this historical account, it is treated as a special form of benevolence and also as related to justice because the return of goodwill is seen as owed for a benefit received.